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  2. Lumber - Wikipedia

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    Dimensional lumber made from softwood is typically used for construction, while hardwood boards are more commonly used for making cabinets or furniture. Lumber's nominal dimensions are larger than the actual standard dimensions of finished lumber. Historically, the nominal dimensions were the size of the green (not dried), rough (unfinished ...

  3. Board foot - Wikipedia

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    An example of planed lumber is softwood "two by four" lumber sold by large lumber retailers, nominally 2 by 4 inches (50 mm × 100 mm). The 2 × 4 is actually only 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in × 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (38 mm × 89 mm), but the dimensions for the lumber when purchased wholesale could still be represented as full 2 × 4 lumber, although the "standard ...

  4. Standard (timber unit) - Wikipedia

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    The Christiania standard was 5 ⁄ 8 of the Petersburg standard, making it 103.125 cubic feet. [3] The Swedish standard hundred was 121 boards of 14 feet long, 3 inches thick and 9 inches wide, making 317.625 cubic feet. [5] The Norwegian standard hundred was 120 boards of 12 feet long, 3 inches thick and 9 inches wide, making 270 cubic feet. [5]

  5. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    An Olympic-size swimming pool holds over 2 acre-feet of water For larger volumes of liquid, one measure commonly used in the media in many countries is the Olympic-size swimming pool. [47] A 50 m × 25 m (164 ft × 82 ft) Olympic swimming pool, built to the FR3 minimum depth of 2 metres (6.6 ft) would hold 2,500 m 3 (660,000 US gal).

  6. Wall stud - Wikipedia

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    Typical dimensions of today's "two by four" is 1.5 by 3.5 inches (38 mm × 89 mm) dimensional lumber prior to sanding and are typically placed 16 inches (406 mm) from each other's center, but sometimes also at 12 inches (305 mm) or 24 inches (610 mm).

  7. Real versus nominal value - Wikipedia

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    For example, dimensional lumber sizes such as "2 by 4" refers to a board whose finished dimensions are closer to 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches by 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (1 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches by 3 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches is typical in the United Kingdom).

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