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I don't see this as a cost saving - the radius isn't material that would make it onto another piece of lumber, it'd be the waste between rectangles. In addition
by petee 4y ago
I don't see this as a cost saving - the radius isn't material that would make it onto another piece of lumber, it'd be the waste between rectangles. In addition, keeping a machine tuned and sharp to cut the radius costs money.
I would assume two possible reasons: the radius reduces stress concentration, and facilitating handling and packaging (think splinter fall-off debris, and likelyhood to bind up on a sharp edge)
- avar 4y ago> it'd be the waste between rectangles. It's certainly not being wasted, you can e.g. break it up and use it as material for an OSB, sell it as sawdust etc.