Originally Posted by
Concours77
Likely Doug Fir, not pine. Pine is less available, expensive, and not as strong as DF.
There is another possibility. He may have not intended to harm anyone. He may have been trying to scare the s—t out of Mom and stepson, but stalled when he tried to climb. A lot would depend on the noise level the neighbors might be reporting. Two Williams 44’s at full chat low and slow would put the fear of God into, well, God.
just sayin.
I think that is a reasonable enough possibility. Not that it absolves him of guilt, but intent does count for something. Either way it seems more like acts of extreme emotion not thought out that well. If it was a cold calculated take everything out mindset then the outcome probably would have been different.
BTW- To me pine is generic term that covers all the mass market softwoods that most houses are now framed with.