> because dimensions are standard, and consistency is pretty good, you simply make sure that if you have a cut of a standard piece, you need the other half of i

> because dimensions are standard, and consistency is pretty good, you simply make sure that if you have a cut of a standard piece, you need the other half of it over there. There's just very, very little waste. They also operate at a scale such that if they need an oddball length of some material, the lumber mill is happy to supply it cut to that oddball length since they are buying it by the railcar.