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In-Grade Lumber Test Results

,Afier 121ears. thc luntber industri' hus completccl an In-Grade testing progranr to v cril,r' the design values of softwoocl clinrension lLrntber.

Eventualll the rcsults o1'thc program will af l-ect virtually every builder. designer. architect. engineer ancl specifier in thc L,.S. and Canacla ancl, conseqLlcntll. cr,er1' retailer or wholesaler working with thenr.

The program had thc dual purpose of' vcrif-ving existing clcsign values ot clinrension lunrbcr and qualil,r ing lr,rnrber to be inclirdcd in Loacl ancl Resistance liactor [)esign. LRI'l) is a new nrethod of'cngineering dcsign which rclatcs nraterial Ir{}l)erlics to lorrd Icqrrrrentents. []asccl on testing 42,000 pieces ol' lunrbcr. the results errable lr-rntber to takc its place alongsidc stce I and concrete when the LRtrt) clocument is conr lrlcted.

A reduction irr bending and stifi'ncss values in sonrc w,ide w idths (2r l0s, etc.), especialli' in the krwer grades. resultccl lionr the testing. Although this nral' reduce allowable spans tbr sorre lloor joists, it has no apparent inrpact on the nrost popular spans being used.

Another rcsLrlt is u recluction in thc nunthet r)l \\ e slcrn \l)cr'ic: gror-rpings lirr irrcrcased ease of' clesign. Nen' groupirlgs are [)or-rglas flr-larch. henr-1rr. I)ouglas flr soLrth, SPF (Ll.S. ). \\e ste rn woocls arrrl western ccrlars.

Bt' testing lLill-sizecl pieces of' wood with graclirrg charactcristics instcacl ol'snritll clear woocl sar.r'rplcs. it is likely'that nrore ol'a "real rvorlcl" unalysis in ternrs of'1hc rclatiortshiIr hetricert :Icties is nou nossihle Sottte .Ict ie s glotrIing5. such as slrruce-pinc-llr (tlS.) and henr-flr. have benclllccl lior.n this in rclation to other spccics.

Thc llnal step is fbr In-Grade resr-rlts to be recognizccl urrd approvccl br I I S. buililing cocle authorities.

How To Survive Hard Times

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Misgrading Under Investigatkrn

,A,lter reportcdly taking blanre lbr nrillions of board feet of nrisgraded lunrber that rocked Washington State latc last ,"-ear. the ntills whose stamp nunrbers were used now deny any liability.

"We haven't nrade any ntistakes, " said Brian Brar, owner of Moga Tinrber Mill Ltd. and A.P. Tinrber Co. Ltd.. Surrey, U.C., Canada. "We will not tolerate any claints nrade against Moga or A.P."

Dozens of claims are expected irftcr ncarly 70 construction projects were halted to investigate and renrove or reinforce nrisnrarked structural lumber. said Dave Reekie, Mac[)onald Inspection Services (See Tlte Merchan l. [)ecenrber 1990. p. .14). While the inrestigation continues, Reekie assuntes the Royal Canadian Mounted Police "are probably throwing a net over everyone who had a hand in it."

This includcs B.B.M. Lakeview Ltd., the Surrcy'wholesaler who shippecl the bogus nratcrials to Washington dealers and builders. Seenringly unlazed, B.B.M. is back calling on customers in the area.

Lumber Mill Goes Hollywood

Despite their temporary "Buzzsaw Lumber Co." sign, Big Creek Lumber Co., Davenport, Ca., hasn't sold out. Except to Tinsel Town.

From Jan. 20 to Feb. 6, Big Creek leased yard, mill and surrounding redwoods to Universal Studios to shoot a movie, Welcome lo Buzzsaw. They even sold the film company a couple of huge chain saws for the picture.

Big Creek employees received a behind-the-scenes look at moviemaking, even witnessing "dead bodies" being tossed off the high cliffs behind the mill, and were kept well nourished by studio caterers.

Other Santa Cruz County locales served as the fictitious logging town of Buzzsaw. The action-comedy starring Matthew Broderick will be released in the fall.