Vala wrote:momtaks wrote:I'm no expert for sure! I rely on my grandpa for a definite ID. Oak and pine are very comon around here though. Color, pattern, density and texture of oak are pretty unique. It's much harder than pine. Pine is very soft and much less dense than oak.
All our woodwork is soft wood. Someone told me my clapboards are redwood, my claps are 1/4 to 1/8 thickness and only 3.5 inches tall. They're very thin. A mill told me my original windows were fir.
What state are you in? I'm in IL.
I'm in Southwest Oklahoma