> SNIP: Try finding some of those with or without
> knots.


—— It’s getting worse, too. Twice in the last couple weeks I’ve been at the blue
big box lumber department, and had to pull apart two entire stacks of the “top
choice” studs trying to find even half a dozen that were knot-free. I was told
that if you buy longer than stud they use higher quality. I was willing to pay
the premium but no dice. The 12’s and 14’s were just as bad.

On one level I know it’s green and sustainable and can be happy. The lumber
companies are doing a better job now using the crappy new growth wood for things
that won’t show, which in theory means more efficient use of the resource…..but
still frustrating.