To: ReignOfError; AnAmericanMother
Carpentry has its own set of measures, at least for lumber dimensions. It would seem logical that if you stack two 2x4s you'd have a 4x4. No.
Those are the dimensions of the wood when it is cut but before it it is planed and sanded down. That's why two 2X4's don't equal one 4X4.
To: Paleo Conservative; ReignOfError
The old "nominal dimension" controversy.
What is REALLY fun is when you start renovating an old house that pre-existed the nominal dimensions.
Try matching new 2x4s into a wall that really IS 2x4! (furring strips are your friends!)
56 posted on
07/21/2008 11:02:33 AM PDT by
AnAmericanMother
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