> Old growth wood is just plain stronger than the type of wood you'd find in modern buildings. That's true only if you discount engineered wood products, which

> Old growth wood is just plain stronger than the type of wood you'd find in modern buildings. That's true only if you discount engineered wood products, which are superior in strength to even the best of old growth lumber. For resistance to shear stress, nothing beats plywood or OSB; for bending stress, LVL; for tensile stress, LSL; for compressive stress, finger joined lumber.