[msla]

> Pine is well suited to its use, otherwise, well, we wouldn't use it!

This statement works just as well if you replace "pine" with "leaded gasoline".

[gtowey]

A lot of people seem to think my statement is a tautology, but it's not.

It's exactly my point that not every material is good for its use. Even ones used in the overwhelming majority of cases -- like leaded gasoline. The ensuing environmental disaster shows it was exactly the wrong choice of material to solve the problem.

[msla]

"It must be good because people use it" is not a good argument.

Even if people use that argument quite a bit.

[alwa]

True, although I’m not sure I understand the comparison. Are there negative externalities to pine framing that other types of wood wouldn’t have? Or is the concern with wood framing in general, as opposed to some other kind of building system?

[nativeit]

Cool word play…but that doesn’t invalidate any of their points?