Re: Selecting Planking and Framing Lumber

Posted by MarkR on
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Couple of thoughts:  

1.)  Beware of Oregon White Oak.  It is heavier, weaker and less rot resistant than Eastern White Oak.
2.)  Meranti ply may be as light as Okume as an individual panel, but usually is considerably heavier.  A 6mm Meranti panel will come in at an average weight of about 32#(28-36# by my charts).  Meranti is quite a bit more dense than Okume, but is not nearly as predictable for density.  Much cheaper, though and has superior rot resistance.  Okume is at it's best when slathered in epoxy.