We're getting ready to do a big basement remodeling job here at my son's home
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We just brought in the lumber. I want to show you something about studs that is really important
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These are all the 2x4s that we're going to use for all the walls. And I picked out a couple
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See this one here? This is one that's taken from the center of the tree
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That's the actual center of the tree. Look at how the rings are of growth
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These are the best studs to pull out and save for your king studs around doors and windows because they have the least likelihood of twisting or warping
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Here is one that's the worst. These are, this is flat grain and this is the one that's most likely
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to twist and bend. So that's okay for a normal stud. But look at this one. Look how small the growth
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rings are. This is a very stable two by four because it's got lots of summer wood compared to spring wood
