how big is a 2x4?

[ElFenix]

i know wood doesn't use inches, or uses some bastardized inch so that a 2x4 isn't 2"x4"

 

[Ornery]

1.5"x3.5" exactly.

The house I'm in now has 1.625"x3.625" studs. The century home I lived in during my teens had true 2"x4" rough sawn studs.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Ornery
1.5"x3.5" exactly

thanks

 

[Adul]

Originally posted by: Ornery
1.5"x3.5" exactly

 

[NutBucket]

IIRC usually dimensional lumber is 1/2" smaller then the stated size, ie the 2x4. The exception is 1X lumber. The 1" dimension is really 3/4".

 

[trek]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
i know wood doesn't use inches, or uses some bastardized inch so that a 2x4 isn't 2"x4"

It is 2" x 4" rough, but not after it leaves the mill.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: NutBucket
IIRC usually dimensional lumber is 1/2" smaller then the stated size, ie the 2x4. The exception is 1X lumber. The 1" dimension is really 3/4".

interesting.


i think i'm goina to build myself a bed since i don't like the ones in the stores and i'm kinda handy. some wood, some bolts, a belt sander, some paint or varnish... i'll be good to go.

 

[DurocShark]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: NutBucket
IIRC usually dimensional lumber is 1/2" smaller then the stated size, ie the 2x4. The exception is 1X lumber. The 1" dimension is really 3/4".

interesting.


i think i'm goina to build myself a bed since i don't like the ones in the stores and i'm kinda handy. some wood, some bolts, a belt sander, some paint or varnish... i'll be good to go.

Having built quite a few things, including aquarium stands, let me make a suggestion:

Be ready to build it at least twice if you've never built anything before!

 

[xSauronx]

what size bed?

/me longs for a king size

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: DurocShark

Having built quite a few things, including aquarium stands, let me make a suggestion:

Be ready to build it at least twice if you've never built anything before!

good thing lumber and beer are cheap!

probably a queen size. king is too big, and would dominate the apartment. i'm thinking two halves, so it is easy to move.