| WOOD SPECIES QUALITY AND STRENGTH COMPARISON | |||||||
| SPECIES | GRADE | FB | FT | FV | FCT | FC | MOE 106 |
| BALD CYPRESS | Premium | 1300 | 875 | 75 | 615 | 1000 | 1.3 |
| Select | 1150 | 775 | 75 | 615 | 900 | 1.3 | |
| Rustic | 1000 | 675 | 75 | 615 | 775 | 1.1 | |
| Wall log 40 | 775 | 500 | 75 | 615 | 575 | 1 | |
| Wall log 30 | 875 | 375 | 75 | 615 | 425 | 1 | |
| DOUGLAS FIR-N | Premium | 1500 | 1000 | 85 | 630 | 1050 | 1.6 |
| Select | 1300 | 875 | 90 | 600 | 875 | 1.6 | |
| Rustic | 1150 | 775 | 90 | 600 | 750 | 1.4 | |
| Wall log 40 | 850 | 575 | 90 | 600 | 575 | 1.3 | |
| Wall log 30 | 650 | 425 | 90 | 600 | 425 | 1.3 | |
| ENGLEMANN SPRUCE | Premium | 950 | 650 | 65 | 320 | 600 | 1.1 |
| Select | 850 | 575 | 65 | 320 | 525 | 1.1 | |
| Rustic | 725 | 500 | 65 | 320 | 450 | 1 | |
| Wall log 40 | 550 | 375 | 65 | 320 | 350 | 0.9 | |
| Wall log 30 | 425 | 275 | 65 | 320 | 250 | 0.9 | |
| LODGEPOLE PINE | Premium | 1100 | 725 | 65 | 395 | 725 | 1.1 |
| Select | 975 | 650 | 65 | 395 | 650 | 1.1 | |
| Rustic | 825 | 550 | 65 | 395 | 575 | 1 | |
| Wall log 40 | 625 | 425 | 65 | 395 | 425 | 0.9 | |
| Wall log 30 | 475 | 325 | 65 | 395 | 325 | 0.9 | |
| WESTERN RED CEDAR | Premium | 1050 | 700 | 70 | 385 | 775 | 1 |
| Select | 925 | 625 | 70 | 385 | 700 | 1 | |
| Rustic | 825 | 550 | 70 | 385 | 600 | 0.9 | |
| Wall log 40 | 625 | 400 | 70 | 385 | 450 | 0.8 | |
| Wall log 30 | 450 | 300 | 70 | 385 | 350 | 0.8 | |
| WHITE OAK | Premium | 1450 | 975 | 105 | 795 | 875 | 1.2 |
| Select | 1300 | 850 | 105 | 795 | 775 | 1.2 | |
| Rustic | 1100 | 750 | 105 | 795 | 675 | 1 | |
| Wall log 40 | 850 | 575 | 105 | 795 | 525 | 0.9 | |
| Wall log 30 | 625 | 425 | 105 | 795 | 375 | 0.9 | |
| FB | Fiber binding; the higher the number, the better the wood | ||||||
| FT | Fiber tension-paralell the grain, this means less likely to pull apart | ||||||
| FV | Sheer stregnth-pushing on one side | ||||||
| FCT | Compression on the paralell basis | ||||||
| FC | Pushing or compression durability | ||||||
| MOE 106 | Modulice of elasticity; the higher the number the better. | ||||||