I dont know why they have to lie about it. At $5/8ft board you’d think I paid for the full 1.5. Edit: I mixed up nominal with actual.

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      347 months ago

      Premill size vs sale size. Something like that. Probably not the correct term.

      Similar to how steak is measures in precooked weights.

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      217 months ago

      2x4 is the rough cut dimensions from the sawmill. They end up smaller after drying (wood can hold a lot of water) and planing.

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      157 months ago

      *Planed/straight wood versus raw lumber. It threw me off when I first started building stuff and summed that a 2x4 was actually 2"x4" in all my measurements/plans

      *Or it would be straight if you’re lucky and don’t pick from the top of the bin at Home Depot