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ST1100Y
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2x4 Lumber Sizes - The History Behind The Mystery - The Working Forest
Discover why a 2x4 is not 2 by 4 inches. Follow the evolution of lumber size over time. Learn about nominal vs actual dimensions in modern standardized lumber
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2x4 Lumber Sizes - The History Behind The Mystery - The Working Forest
Discover why a 2x4 is not 2 by 4 inches. Follow the evolution of lumber size over time. Learn about nominal vs actual dimensions in modern standardized lumber
Not to mention that the 1914 board was probably straight and true, where the modern version is likely both warped and twisted.
ST1100Y
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Because back then they'd let the lumber rest in the yard for a couple of years, if not decades before driving them logs through the sawmill, whilst today the slats arrive at the hardware store like 48 hours after the tree had been cut down... the sap still dripping...
Same over here, can't build a roof structure, because the rafters will crack, wind and twist everything apart...
A strong market has grown due the demand for the old squared timber from house demolition... a few hundred years old, they won't warp...
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Bill Rankin
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ST1100Y
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... the largest production volume at Volkswagen aren't cars...
I wouldn't post such a warning myself. Much better to let nature take care of the fittest.
Uncle Phil
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I knew an old roofer who said the real problem was Ralph Nader.
When he came up with all these 'safety' devices the gene pool never got to be thinned out by Darwin's Law ...
