On 11/8/2011 8:29 AM, J R wrote:
... Two by four construction lumber is still the same
dimensions (more like 1.6in by 3.2in).
And in the UK, they still call it four-by-two (otherwise
Cockney rhyming slang wouldn't make sense) and it is a lot
closer to its nominal dimensions.
If I had to guess, it's because the UK is a lot more humid and
the lumber wouldn't shrink as much? <g>
Makes me wonder whether dimensional lumber in Seattle is bigger
than in Texas.
Gerhard Postpischil
Bradford, VT
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