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276299 Don Schwartz <dks@t...> 2022‑09‑11 Re: what wood for a screen door (and other building thoughts).....
As I understand it, red oak is not durable for exterior usage.

FWIW
Don

On 2022-09-10 3:02 p.m., James DuPrie wrote:
> thanks for all the input...
> While sugar pine sounds like the right solution, around here the only
> option is "eastern white pine"
> Yellow Poplar is available, but (believe it or not) red oak is the same
> price...... Thoughts on poplar vs oak?
>
> thanks
>
> On Sat, Sep 10, 2022 at 5:36 AM Dave Nighswander 
> wrote:
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>> Redwood was the choice for my old house. I made a screen door for the
>> front porch from a picnic table. That was 20 years ago and last I knew it
>> was still there.
>> In my youth there was a door catch made from a rocker with two rubber
>> wheels that caught the door as it closed and a spring cammed over and
>> latched it shut with out slamming.
>> That way the door spring didn’t slam it shut and you could just push or
>> pull the door open.
>>
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>> From: scottg<mailto:scottg@s...>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 1:18 PM
>> To: oldtools@g...<mailto:oldtools@g...>
>> Subject: Re: [oldtools] what wood for a screen door (and other building
>> thoughts).....
>>
>> I assume its regional choices of lumber
>>
>>    Sugar pine is what I have made many screen doors from here. Light,
>> strong, holds up to weather.
>>    People were known to split out shake roofs from sugar pine once, and
>> it lasts for generations.
>>
>>     Slightly weird. Ponderosa pine (grows right next to sugar)
>> wouldn't last 2 years.
>>
>>    1 1/8" is standard classy screen door from my shop.
>> Commercial doors were often 7/8 or 1"
>>
>> An old school door spring can be set to about any tension you want.
>>    I never needed a door spring that could cut off a finger.
>>    yours scott
>>
>>
>>
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