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"two-by-four" is used colloquially in the UK for stuff with that approximate cross section, but wood is generally sold with millimetre measurements.
by anonymous_sorry 4y ago
"two-by-four" is used colloquially in the UK for stuff with that approximate cross section, but wood is generally sold with millimetre measurements.
- simondotau 4y agoIt’s not even approximate. A typical two by four is around 1.5 by 3.5 inches, which is a full third less material than lumber which literally measures 2 by 4.
- formerly_proven 4y agoIIRC this is because "two by four" refers to the size of the rough-sawn stock, but you buy milled 2x4s, so the difference is simply what's removed in milling. You can get these odd formats (stuff like "78x34 mm") in hardware stores here, too, it's just that they're not used for construction, because construction lumber is "hard metric", i.e. nice round numbers like 40x60 mm etc.