On 11/01/2019 11:03, FMurtz wrote:
Rod Speed wrote:


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On 10/01/2019 21:54, soup wrote:

My favourite is 4 X 2 wood (nominally 4 inches by 2 inches) yet
sold in metre lengths so you get things like :-


Was it ever 2" x 4"?

Always was and still is here.

Always been 4 be 2 here.

Bull****.

In my circle I have never heard 2x4 from anyone but yanks

Then you need a new circle, bad.


I just posed the question in Australian woodwork Forums (which is full
of woodwork people and carpenters) and overwhelmingly 4x2 (only one
dissenter)

But are the actual dimensions of what you buy 4 inches by 2 inches? In
my experience over 40+ of purchasing wood for DIY it has always been
smaller, albeit sold as 4x2.

On my 1900s house when I've occasionally needed to match existing timber
(floorboards etc.) I've had to buy oversize and had it planed down.
Rough sawn or planed standard sizes on sale today always seem to be just
the bit too small compared to what was used 120 years ago.

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