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   EdwardW4 | Mar 31, 2003 11:35pm | #1

   The USDA has the handbook of "Wood as a Structural Material". You will want chapter 3 I think.

   http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/FPLGTR/fplgtr113/fplgtr113.htm

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   forestgirl | Apr 01, 2003 07:55am | #2

   The Shrinkulator might also help you:

   http://www.woodbin.com/calcs/shrinkulator.htm

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   weasel | Apr 02, 2003 07:35am | #4

   Thanks, that site was a help.  Just goes to show that if you ask the right question, you will get the answer you need

   Weasel

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   forestgirl | Apr 02, 2003 06:50pm | #6

   Anytime!  Keep in mind, if you ever need it they also have a Sagulator.  Too funny.  Tells you how much a shelf will sag under a given amount of weight.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   StanleyNiemiec | Apr 01, 2003 08:09pm | #3

   The values are as follows:

   Bigleaf       radial = 0.00126       tangential = 0.00248

   Red            r = 0.00137   t = 0.00289

   Silver      r = 0.00102   t = 0.00252

   Sugar/black   r = 0.00165   t = 0.00353

   The applicable formula is:

   Change in dimension  =  initial dimension [coefficient(initial MC% - final MC%)]

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   weasel | Apr 02, 2003 07:36am | #5

   Thanks, that was great; just what I was looking for

   Weasel