New wood...

[dogdayz]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/b5/24/25/b524251ced3e2ffb444d26c9552ecd97.jpg

[dishuser]

a 2018 2x4 is smaller than one from 1918

[dogdayz]

a 2018 2x4 is smaller than one from 1918

The pictured 2x4 was probably old-growth wood planed to todays size for comparison.

[dishuser]

The pictured 2x4 was probably old-growth wood planed to todays size for comparison.

one of my first houses was built 120 years ago
I gutted the main floor and to modify the exterior wall I had to rip 2x6's
it was my first time working on a balloon framed house and was shocked there were no headers...lol

[Gates07]

also todays 2X4 is not actually a 2X4 verses the ones of years ago

[dishuser]

also todays 2X4 is not actually a 2X4 verses the ones of years ago

read post #2

[dishuser]

https://workingforest.com/wp-content/uploads/fPGz_1yj7oV-ATI2DxeEE.png

[dogdayz]

So much of the annual growth is going to depend on the trees environment. A tree growing in a northern forest will grow much slower than a tree in a southern open area. The growing conditions probably have a greater impact on the wood density rather than if it is "old growth" or "new growth".

[swan]

it was my first time working on a balloon framed house and was shocked there were no headers...lol

I learned something new today, never heard of a balloon-framed house. Amazing they were built that way.