John McCoy wrote in
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Somewhere I have read that it's less than 1/2 an inch.

BTW, on the subject of dimensional lumber variations, the one
that annoys the hell out of me is the recent appearance of
short 2x4s. I presume the idea is to save having to cut the
ends off when framing an 8' wall, but Home Despot/Lowes
rarely clearly mark the bin with the short ones, and it's
too easy to pick them up by mistake.

John


Most the places I've noticed sell those as "stud length" 2x4s, and charge
a little more for them. It might be worth speaking to a manager about
keeping those pieces separate.

Puckdropper
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Make it to fit, don't make it fit.