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   BobSmalser | Oct 31, 2003 10:04pm | #1

   W/o draggin out a book..."Oregon Pine" is what they call Doug Fir in Australia, and I believe "Doug Spruce" is Sitka Spruce.

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   JohnWW | Oct 31, 2003 10:33pm | #2

   T,

   From the USDA Wood Handbook from 1955:

    Douglas fir "is also known locally as red fir, Douglas spruce, and yellow fir." 

   " Fairly young trees of moderate to rapid growth have reddish heartwood and are called red fir."

   "Very narrow ringed wood of old trees may be yellowish brown and is known on the market as yellow fir"

   From an article in American Woodworker, 1996, the author listed Oregon Pine as an alternative name for Douglas fir ( Douglas fir is in fact a pine).

   Looks like four names for the same tree, which is fairly common, but the names in some places, as mentioned in the previous message, might refer to an entirely different wood.

   John W.

   
   

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   Edited 10/31/2003 3:35:16 PM ET by JohnW

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   BobSmalser | Oct 31, 2003 11:18pm | #3

   Thanks..didn't know all that.

   "( Douglas fir is in fact a pine)."

   Maybe since 1956 the science has been refined...but DF definitely ain't a pine...and it definitely ain't a fir...it's pretty unique.

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   JohnWW | Nov 01, 2003 12:35am | #4

   Bob,

   Douglas fir is a member of the pine family of trees which also includes the true firs, larch, spruce, and hemlocks, but isn't a true pine, so I stand corrected.

   John W.