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Title: Would This Work OK?
Post by: dail_h on June 06, 2004, 05:11:05 PM

I need some purlins for my saw shed-woodshop,and I got all this hickory.Question is, would 2x8 hickory work for these? I know they will be heavy and hard,but will they sag,crook too much? The span is 12ft.

Title: Re: Would This Work OK?
Post by: Ron Wenrich on June 06, 2004, 07:00:07 PM

We use 2x4 hickory on our log decks, underneath the chains. By the time they dry out, half of them have to be thrown out because they twist too much.

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