Bungalocity
New Member
Hi All and thanks for letting me in.
I'm currently laying connections for seeking out fresh cut old growth Fir, and the distinctions between the Coastal and Rocky Mntn (Inland) sub-species seem very hard to parse when it comes to the durability which has made so many of Chicagoland's 1890-1930 traditional Sash & Storms survive remarkably to today.
I'd spent too much time dealing with the 'reclaimed' market and all the nails, piths, checks, knots and unknown pedigree (build era) from which they came. So to that end, I'm tooling up for mortise & tenon and if you know a sash, the [vertical] Stiles' end grain reaches right down to the sill. After a rain or snow, moisture is revealed when opening the window. Somehow 'not painting' the bottom or side edges was the accepted Standard in hundred of thousands of high-quality builds, and to this day most can be epoxied and filled and consolidated with restoration workflow, giving them another century of life.
Cross-cuts show the Fir's Heart - pink, red, brown and sometimes yellow - on the rabbeting and molding profile and that is the whole smash right there.
So in summary...any opinions on Rocky vs Coastal Fir for replicating? And could anyone really be able to tell the two varieties visually?
Thanks and hoping to support the western US economy and make the best sash replicas in a region of 10 mil. people
I'm currently laying connections for seeking out fresh cut old growth Fir, and the distinctions between the Coastal and Rocky Mntn (Inland) sub-species seem very hard to parse when it comes to the durability which has made so many of Chicagoland's 1890-1930 traditional Sash & Storms survive remarkably to today.
I'd spent too much time dealing with the 'reclaimed' market and all the nails, piths, checks, knots and unknown pedigree (build era) from which they came. So to that end, I'm tooling up for mortise & tenon and if you know a sash, the [vertical] Stiles' end grain reaches right down to the sill. After a rain or snow, moisture is revealed when opening the window. Somehow 'not painting' the bottom or side edges was the accepted Standard in hundred of thousands of high-quality builds, and to this day most can be epoxied and filled and consolidated with restoration workflow, giving them another century of life.
Cross-cuts show the Fir's Heart - pink, red, brown and sometimes yellow - on the rabbeting and molding profile and that is the whole smash right there.
So in summary...any opinions on Rocky vs Coastal Fir for replicating? And could anyone really be able to tell the two varieties visually?
Thanks and hoping to support the western US economy and make the best sash replicas in a region of 10 mil. people