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Seems a bit strange it was never rebranded... We just buy structural timber by its actual dimensions (the standard here is 90x45 mm) here in Australia.
by stephen_g 3y ago
Seems a bit strange it was never rebranded... We just buy structural timber by its actual dimensions (the standard here is 90x45 mm) here in Australia.
- ender341341 3y agoif we (America) ever actually finish migrating to metric that might actually happen, but 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" just doesn't roll off the tongue.
- timbit42 3y agoI find it interesting that it's not 45x90mm.
- psd1 3y agoFor a lot of applications, you can assume thickness, so width is usually the headline number. Floating shelves are typically going to be a nominal inch thick, likely planed to around 20mm, so you can tell an apprentice to go and get 2m of 140mm board