2x4 is the rough cut dimensions from the sawmill. They end up smaller after drying (wood can hold a lot of water) and planing.
Comment on 2x2 lumber at Home Depot is now 1.28x1.28. Nominal size is supposed to be 1.5
el_abuelo@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
Why is 2x2 meant to be 1.5x1.5 and not 2x2?
VeryNiiiice@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
phx@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
*Planed/straight wood versus raw lumber. It threw me off when I first started building stuff and summed that a 2x4 was actually 2"x4" in all my measurements/plans
*Or it would be straight if you’re lucky and don’t pick from the top of the bin at Home Depot
towerful@programming.dev 6 months ago
The old * uncooked weight
pythonoob@programming.dev 6 months ago
Premill size vs sale size. Something like that. Probably not the correct term.
Similar to how steak is measures in precooked weights.