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Yes. The wood will twist and bend as it dries.

• monetus 5y ago
  - Which, for those curious, is the the whole idea behind greenwood carpentry. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_woodworking https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_woodworking Its a shame more of that craft isn't going around. Granted, I'm not sure how a greenwood porch would work.
  • h2odragon 5y ago
    Green white oak, especially, can do some cool stuff. I imagine you could do a porch with lap built and grain matched construction and get a "tensegrity" bonus as stuff dried; but ive never seen that trick done with anything more complicated or smaller than house siding.
  • jjeaff 5y ago
    Wouldn't work well at all for any construction that isn't using mortise and tenon or some other type of friction fit construction. Can be disastrous for traditional construction where pieces are butted up together and nailed.