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No, and they rough cut fast closer to 6/4 (1.5") than the original 8/4 (2") they may have originally used, because we don't care about the quality as much. Part
by coryrc 3y ago
No, and they rough cut fast closer to 6/4 (1.5") than the original 8/4 (2") they may have originally used, because we don't care about the quality as much. Part of that is the wood isn't as good. Part is our machinery is now more precise.
To get a 1" finished board you need to start with at least 5/4, because you may have some twist in the board and you can flatten alternating sides to make it flat. If you were just running it through a machine without paying attention, your might need to take that same board down to 0.75" to get it flat.
But they aren't wasting time like that for framing lumber. But when your lumber is expensive, it's worth a little focused labored to use more of the board