Timeline for Question about the strength of Douglas fir
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| Apr 18, 2017 at 17:04 | comment | added | bpedit | @mblem22. I second the use of maple. Birch, if more available, would work as well. Not only are these woods stronger, less liable to split in this application, they will wear less. You can dig a fingernail into fir and leave a dent, not so much with maple. | |
| Apr 16, 2017 at 20:46 | vote | accept | mblem22 | ||
| Apr 16, 2017 at 15:39 | comment | added | mblem22 | Thanks for the answer. I hadn't put much thought into the screw. I was planning to use more decking screws, but you're right. That's a bad idea. I'll counter bore the holds and use a wood screw with a pan head. | |
| Apr 16, 2017 at 6:50 | vote | accept | mblem22 | ||
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| Apr 15, 2017 at 3:32 | history | answered | scanny | CC BY-SA 3.0 |