iris574•1mo ago

Was looking at some old timber framing books at the library and learned a 10x10 white pine beam from the 1800s can hold over 12,000 pounds

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Nah, that seems way too high for old pine.

Wow, and here I am struggling to hold up my own bookshelf.

Yeah, I saw that too @jones.anna, old growth wood is crazy strong.