Andy Dingley wrote:

I could have had beech. There's a fair bit of 2" beech around,
and it's a little cheaper than the oak. If I was paying for
it, it's £25/cube foot vs. £35/cube foot for 2" boards..

Andy...

Your post provides me with yet another opportunity to display my
ever growing ignorance...

Is wood generally sold by the cubit foot?

If sold in metric sizes, what are the most common nominal/actual
dimensions?

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Morris Dovey
DeSoto, Iowa USA