[JRandomFreeper]

Got some in my house that really are 2x4”. That wood is so old it’s like iron.

/johnny

[Abathar]

Yep, old houses actually made them that size, the mills kept making them undersize to get more from the log so they finally stopped at 1.5 x 3.5 for interchangeability sake.

It was driving people crazy when it came from different mills at different sizes, or so my grandpa told me.

[blam]

"Got some in my house that really are 2x4”. That wood is so old it’s like iron."

Yup. Old heart pine is that way and has to be installed with a drill and screws, not a hammer and nails. (Expensive wood too)

[dangerdoc]

Lived in a 100+ year old house a while back. Built of local rough sawn hardwood. When we replaced the siding, had to drill and screw every piece, couldn’t drive a nail into it.