(OT) Wood...was: Re: [Shotimes] Now Amish was:"My Bologna"

[Donald Mallinson]

Didn't pay attention to the previous notes, but the term for 
lumber that is less than the actual measurements is

"Dimensional"

Really!

Don Mallinson

George Fourchy wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 03:06:29 +0000, bobsteig@att.net wrote:
> 
> 
>>Good grief, the best I can do in NYC is 1 3/4" x 3 1/2".
> 
> 
> Studs are ''surfaced-4 sides'' before they are sold.  They are rough-cut to an
> actual 2 x 4 inches, but when they are smoothed,  about 1/4 of an inch per side is
> removed.  I guess too many carpenters complained of splinters in the past.  The San
> Leandro, Calif. house I sold last summer was built in 1937, and when we redid the
> kitchen, taking it down to studs and joists for new walls and floors, the studs were
> rough-cut nominal (means "actually") 2 x 4 inches, and they were all clear
> redwood....looked like they had been assembled last week.  Beautiful.
> 
> No more....our new house has pretty knotty studs, and the framer went out of his way
> to use the best he could get (without getting into trouble) for us....you just can't
> get as much good wood at one time anymore.
> 
> George
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