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Re: Pine vs. Spruce
By:Pete Rudie
Date: 9/19/2001, 4:46 pm
In Response To: Re: Pine vs. Spruce (Shawn Baker)

: Spruce is also generally lighter, and usually as cheap (in
: the same bin) as pine.

Really? Around here spruce goes for +/- $8 per board foot! Choke, gasp! That's $46+ (including tax) for a 2"x4"x8'!!! It's nice, mast-grade stuff, but ouch!

Messages In This Thread

Pine vs. redwood
Richard Johnson -- 9/19/2001, 10:58 am
Re: Pine vs. redwood
Doug East -- 9/19/2001, 12:47 pm
Re: Pine vs. Spruce
Shawn Baker -- 9/19/2001, 1:31 pm
Re: Pine vs. Spruce
Pete Rudie -- 9/19/2001, 4:46 pm
Re: Pine vs. Spruce Costs
Shawn Baker -- 9/19/2001, 7:17 pm
Re: Pine vs. Spruce Costs
Rehd -- 9/19/2001, 9:00 pm
Re: Pine vs. Spruce Costs
Rob Macks -- 9/20/2001, 8:08 am
Re: Pine vs. Spruce Costs
Shawn Baker -- 9/20/2001, 10:47 am
Re: Pine vs. Spruce Costs
Rehd -- 9/20/2001, 11:49 am
consider getting a trailer
Paul G. Jacobson -- 9/21/2001, 3:45 am
Re: Pine vs. redwood
Jay Babina -- 9/19/2001, 12:13 pm
Re: Pine vs. redwood
Shawn Baker -- 9/19/2001, 11:59 am
Re: Pine vs. redwood
Ted Henry -- 9/19/2001, 11:36 am