Maybe it mentions it, but if you only read comments that thickness from the cut has a name - kerf. Don't forget the kerf. Dimensional lumber is anything but th

Maybe it mentions it, but if you only read comments that thickness from the cut has a name - kerf. Don't forget the kerf. Dimensional lumber is anything but that. I once needed to rip down a stack of 2"x6" lumber to the same width. Some pieces would run through the saw without cutting anything off, others would leave a 1/4" strip of scrap. Take into account the kerf and there was almost a 1/2" difference between some pieces.