Load span means nothing when you're talking wooden stunts. Resistence to decomposition is the key component. Hemlock, Locust, and Cedar are the most prevalent woods suitable for your building environment in Ga. Oak will do in a pinch.....but cedar is hands down the best material to work with. It lasts for many many years without maintainence and the natural traction it provides gives plenty of grip even in wet conditions. The cedar on our coast has more knots in it than, say the Western Cedar found on the North Shore, which splits easily into perfectly square rungs. Because of their dense, dark and moist environment, they have to utilize a wood that won't rot to the point where they're replacing boards every six months to a year. Although one wouldn't make a direct comparison of Georgia to Vancouver, they both share a lot of the same problematic quirks that call for sturdier building materials----Vancouver has the rain, Georgia has the humidity and decidious tree growth that provide the same damp and dark climates that are perfect for decomposing things-----including bodies if you're a mortician(inside joke for you Georgian's). When I started building stunts, I used whatever I could get my hands on---pallets, scrap 2x4's, whatever.....after going through several years of replacing wood at an annoying rate, I realized that you have to build them to last---and than means sucking it up and doing your homework to find the right type of wood. First, drive around the neighborhoods----look for folks that have had cedar trees cut down in their yard or place of business. Offer to haul it off for nothing ....the owners usually don't care who takes it as long as it gets gone. Second....hit the local sawmills and ask nicely if they have any cedar scraps you could haul off for them. Not a lot of sawmills have cedar readily on hand, so it might be a longshot, but worth a try anyway. Even though you have a lot of pine handy, forget using it as stunt material.....it's slick as hell when wet, gets moldy, and you'll be replacing parts of it all the time.
Hmm, perhaps you mean to say that decomposition is more likely to be an issue when building typical stunts? To state that load span is irrelevant indicates that you could span an infinitely long distance with an infinitely shallow chunk of word. My guess is a 1/2" dowel will not sustain your weight if you try to span 20'.
Not to change the subject, but I went as a cross-dressing lumberjack for Halloween one year. Hardly anyone got it. I was disappointed.
Hey, at least this is bike-related! We could be talking about relationships or something NBR.Originally posted by Transcend
A new RM low! arguing about the best kind of wood.
Mike's got my back because we're Hood River bros. HR represent! Yo!
D'oh, you got me! I didn't even think of that... dammit, now I'm all red-faced.Originally posted by Mitch
Boy, that "wood" quote, and saying Mike's got my back... I'm sounding so homoerotic! I think I just better shut the hell up.Originally posted by Mitch
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im sorry, but this really angers me....he asked if the PINE in his back yard would hold up....its just gonna be scrap, so should he use it? he didn't ask "what kind of wood should i use?" this has nothing to do with that.....sorry, im done, dont get mad 'n stuff, it just happens alot and im not really a fan of it.
Umm, I think MMike was making a facetious statement.Originally posted by stoner_303
im sorry, but this really angers me....he asked if the PINE in his back yard would hold up....its just gonna be scrap, so should he use it? he didn't ask "what kind of wood should i use?" this has nothing to do with that.....sorry, im done, dont get mad 'n stuff, it just happens alot and im not really a fan of it.