Wood measurements
 

I bought some 3/4" plywood fir for a shelf in my cabinet. I was looking
for something to high the end bands. The store had lost of pine that
looked abuot right but it was 1/2". So I kept going in circles between
isles trying to find the 3/4" pine to put on the end of this plywood.
After about an hour I decided to just grap the piece that looked right.

Turns out the 1/2" solid wood is the same thickness as the 3/4" plywood.
This wouldn't be the first odd measurement I have found like 3/4 is
really 5/8... What am I missing here?



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Wood measurements
 

It sounds to me like the 1/2" wood was mislabeled.

If you're looking for a piece of wood 3/4" thick, you should be buying
1" stock (sometimes called 4/4). They plane off exactly 1/4", leaving
you with 3/4".

Josh

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Josh may be right about the mislabel. But ply's funny like that.
Depending on where it's from (You never said where you purchased it,
but it sounded like the borg), 3/4 is more like 23/32nds, 1/2 is around
15/32nds (or 12 mm, now I'm getting confused). Bring a tape measure in
with you the next time. You'll be surprised at the variables, even from
sheet to sheet, sometimes. Tom

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On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:01:38 -0500, dnoyeB
wrote:

I bought some 3/4" plywood fir for a shelf in my cabinet. I was looking
for something to high the end bands. The store had lost of pine that
looked abuot right but it was 1/2". So I kept going in circles between
isles trying to find the 3/4" pine to put on the end of this plywood.
After about an hour I decided to just grap the piece that looked right.

Turns out the 1/2" solid wood is the same thickness as the 3/4" plywood.
This wouldn't be the first odd measurement I have found like 3/4 is
really 5/8... What am I missing here?


It is helpful to carry a measuring tape when shopping for lumber.
Don't believe the tag.

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"Phisherman" wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:01:38 -0500, dnoyeB
wrote:

I bought some 3/4" plywood fir for a shelf in my cabinet. I was looking
for something to high the end bands. The store had lost of pine that
looked abuot right but it was 1/2". So I kept going in circles between
isles trying to find the 3/4" pine to put on the end of this plywood.
After about an hour I decided to just grap the piece that looked right.

Turns out the 1/2" solid wood is the same thickness as the 3/4" plywood.
This wouldn't be the first odd measurement I have found like 3/4 is
really 5/8... What am I missing here?


It is helpful to carry a measuring tape when shopping for lumber.
Don't believe the tag.

It is also useful to carry calipers in your pocket. This will give you a
more accurate measurement of thickness.

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Order edge banding from Woodworkers Supply, etc. Sand the edges nicely
and iron it on. It stands up surprisingly well and is easy to repair.
Bugs

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Lee Michaels wrote:

"Phisherman" wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:01:38 -0500, dnoyeB
wrote:


I bought some 3/4" plywood fir for a shelf in my cabinet. I was looking
for something to high the end bands. The store had lost of pine that
looked abuot right but it was 1/2". So I kept going in circles between
isles trying to find the 3/4" pine to put on the end of this plywood.
After about an hour I decided to just grap the piece that looked right.

Turns out the 1/2" solid wood is the same thickness as the 3/4" plywood.
This wouldn't be the first odd measurement I have found like 3/4 is
really 5/8... What am I missing here?


It is helpful to carry a measuring tape when shopping for lumber.
Don't believe the tag.


It is also useful to carry calipers in your pocket. This will give you a
more accurate measurement of thickness.



I'll add: carry your FRACTIONAL calipers to the store. It's kinda a
PITA to convert .237 to 32nds while shopping. :)

Dave

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Josh wrote:
It sounds to me like the 1/2" wood was mislabeled.

If you're looking for a piece of wood 3/4" thick, you should be buying
1" stock (sometimes called 4/4). They plane off exactly 1/4", leaving
you with 3/4".

Josh


Maybe that was it. I bought 1" wood and it matched the 3/4 plywood.
Just dont know why it was labelled like that. I got it mostly at lowes.

--
Thank you,



"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor
man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard." Ecclesiastes 9:16

Wood measurements
 

In article , dnoyeB wrote:
Josh wrote:
It sounds to me like the 1/2" wood was mislabeled.

If you're looking for a piece of wood 3/4" thick, you should be buying
1" stock (sometimes called 4/4). They plane off exactly 1/4", leaving
you with 3/4".

Josh


Maybe that was it. I bought 1" wood and it matched the 3/4 plywood.
Just dont know why it was labelled like that. I got it mostly at lowes.

That's because wood is sold by its nominal dimensions, i.e. the dimensions
before drying and surface-planing. If you buy 1-inch (four-quarter) rough-sawn
lumber, you'll get lumber that is actually one inch thick, or pretty close to
it. But when you're buying lumber that's already been surface-planed, nominal
one-inch lumber has been planed down to a thickness of 3/4". The actual
dimensions of a one-by-two are 3/4 by 1-1/2, a two-by-four is 1-1/2 by 3-1/2,
and so on.

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