It was explained to me once, but I don't remember. Something along the lines of "a 2X4 starts out being 2" by 4", but then they finish it and knock the edges off and whatnot, and it becomes what you see."
It's been that way for a while, as I inherited a tool from my dad that is probably 40 years old, and it indicates the finished measurement of 2X4's.
HSR is right. The wood does indeed start that size but when it goes through the final milling process it gets smaller. Thus a 2x4 that you buy at the store isn't really 2x4 anymore.
This thread is proof that there has been waaay to much seriousness on this forum lately and not enough references to Monty Python....
I wrote an article lately about 'flaming bunnies' (bunnies actually on fire - not living alternate lifestyles) and used Monty Python as a source...maybe that's why they wouldn't publish it...?
Also, I just want to say - I have cabinets, no puddles on the floor, rewired switches and floors in 1/3 of my project
I don't have countertops, shelves, doors or a sink but---(southern drawl) tomorrow is another day!
Also, "Nee!"
*sound of coconuts banging together fades into the distance*
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But the way I heard it 2x4s used to really be 2 inches by 4 inches (when they got to the consumer), but back in World War II the government decided to squeeze more lumber out of each tree so they reduced the dimensions, but kept the same names to confuse people 60 years later.
This thread is proof that there has been waaay to much seriousness on this forum lately and not enough references to Monty Python....
I wrote an article lately about 'flaming bunnies' (bunnies actually on fire - not living alternate lifestyles) and used Monty Python as a
A few years back there was a big grass fire up in the hills. We have only one full time fireman at each department and the rest are volunteers. After puting out the fire the volunteers left but the full time fireman stayed behind to put out any hot spots that might flare up again. He was there and saw a fire start up so he went over to the spot and put it out. A few seconds later another one sprang up a few yards away. He put that one out just like the first. Hot spots kept flaring up one after the other. He was running all over the place trying to put them out. Finally he figured out that a Jack Rabbit was on fire. It would run around for a while and each time it stopped the fire would go from the rabbit to the dry grass. He had to catch the terrified Jack Rabbit and put it out to get the fires to stop. So, proof of flaming bunnies does exist.
Yes. It was burning rabbits that would run across the roads and fire breaks spreading the huge Milford Flats fire in Utah.
Poor firefighters.
And, question for today:
Why do I have a phone line coming up through the floor under my washer, joining another coming up through the floor under my dryer and stuck through the wall to my kitchen leaving loose wires hanging around in my laundry and what am sopposed to do with them when I remove the jack from my kitchen so my pantry can be installed???
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Ros, couldn't tell you the "why" (except maybe poor wiring design by previous home owners), but phone and data lines within the house are really easy to do move, adds, and changes to. I've done a number of them in our own house. You just need a little know how, the proper cabling and splicing units, and the proper tool. All available at your local Home Depot.
Find someone who is in IT or telecommunications, and they can show you what to do and how to move your data and voice lines and jacks properly.
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It seems to me the only thing you've learned is that Caesar is a "salad dressing dude."
I think also that 2 x 4 would be a finished measurement. For example, you frame the wall, and then when you put on the sheetrock, the board-sheetrock measurment together would either measure 4 inches or two inches, depending upon orientation.
But I could be complete zombie, too. I didn't like shop class much at all.
As for your pantry, why on earth would someone NOT want a phone in their pantry, and right next to the washer and dryer?
Because there isn't an outlet in the pantry, which prevents me from plugging in the phone (these new fangled cordless thangs that require extra power, dag nabbit.)
No, I'm not putting in a new outlet.
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