WOODWORKING QUIZ for 6 Dec 04

Good Morning Friends,
i don't know how it is in the land down under but up here, according to the United States Department of Agriculture, red oak leads the pack as most produced hardwood lumber in the country. It leads by 37% of all lumber milled.
I am going to post a list of other woods and I would like you to see if you can figure out what percentage the other woods are used.

White oak
Poplar
Ash
Cherry
Hard Maple
Soft Maple
Alder
Other Species*
*Other species include basswood, beech, birch, cottonwood, elm, hackberry, hickory, pecan, tupelo, sap gum, walnut, and other hardwoods.

Respectfully,

Good Evening Friends,
I didn't know if you would have the resourses to answer this on or not.

Here is the answer for your information.
White oak 15%
poplar 11
ash 5
cherry 4
soft maple 4
hard maple 4
alder 3
Other species 17

Respectfully,

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Originally Posted by Ralph Jones

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I didn't know if you would have the resourses to answer this on or not.
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No takers?
I reckon that if you had used all Oz timbers you still wouldn't get any takers....
or if you did, they have to cheat to get it right... :D