Did lumber even exist in the pre-borgian era...?

Wonders never cease...

John

"EXT" wrote in message
ews.com...
In addition, my 35 year old house has rafters made from 2 x 5s. I have
never
seen such any where else.

wrote in message
...
In article IfMlg.14438$RU4.10727@trnddc03,
Fred wrote:
I noticed that Home Depot is stocking 2x3 studs these days. I have used
them for a small garden shed and they are much easier/lighter to handle
and
still give the strength for most places. I'm just wondering why these
haven't been produced longer? The price is about 25-35% less than
2x4's.




They've been commonly available for as lon as I can remember, and I'm
talking about long before HD even existed.


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Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland