• Bobo The Great@startrek.websiteEnglish
    31·
    3 days ago

    There is no sensible reason to sell something as a dimension before it’s ready to sell, a 2"x4" should be so when sold, not when curing, it takes nothing to cut oversize to accomodate for shrinkage, or to cure and cut later at the right dimension

    • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      The carpenter or woodworker cares about how big the board is. The sawyer cares about how much of the tree it took to make that board. The lumber yard has to make those two ends meet at a price point.

      • Bobo The Great@startrek.websiteEnglish
        1·
        18 hours ago

        If you sell me a 2" by 4" board, you cut it 2"+the width of the sawblade, just like the metric boards are sold.

        Also is a saw really 1/2" wide? That’s like 1.27cm, that’s wild.

        If you really really cannot sell a true 2"x4" at the price of a 1.5" x3.5", just keep the same price and call it what it is.