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Bo D

#10740
July 02, 2015, 11:43:59 AM
Quote from: Anne on July 02, 2015, 10:58:57 AM
No, it is because standards have changed. In 1960 the standard was one yard of material was 36 inches long and 36 inches wide. The current standard is now 36 inches long and 45 inches wide.

Tricky! But then I don't do much sewing.

Here's one for you ...

If you rip saw a 2X4X8 on a standard table saw exactly down the middle, what will be the dimensions of the resulting two pieces?
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."  Carl Sagan

The Troll

#10741
July 02, 2015, 11:58:24 AM


  I think that would be 1 1/2 inches by 1 3/4 inches.  Today's 2x4 are actually 1 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches.   :biggrin:

Bo D

#10742
July 02, 2015, 12:05:54 PM
Quote from: The Troll on July 02, 2015, 11:58:24 AM

  I think that would be 1 1/2 inches by 1 3/4 inches.  Today's 2x4 are actually 1 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches.   :biggrin:

You are right about today's 2X4's. But you're wrong about the dimensions after sawing. You're forgetting a crucial detail.

Try again!
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."  Carl Sagan

Henry Hawk

#10743
July 02, 2015, 12:54:32 PM
Quote from: Bo D on July 02, 2015, 11:43:59 AM
Tricky! But then I don't do much sewing.

Here's one for you ...

If you rip saw a 2X4X8 on a standard table saw exactly down the middle, what will be the dimensions of the resulting two pieces?
you would have two 8' pieces...1 7/16" D x 1 11/16" W  providing you had a 1/8" wide blade... :wink:
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Palehorse

#10744
July 02, 2015, 12:59:56 PM
I think there is still a missing dimension there!  :yes:
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Bo D

#10745
July 02, 2015, 01:03:38 PM
Quote from: Henry Hawk on July 02, 2015, 12:54:32 PM
you would have two 8' pieces...1 7/16" D x 1 11/16" W  providing you had a 1/8" wide blade... :wink:

BINGO!!!!!!!

When I first started building furniture as a hobby, that saw kerf width messed me up more times than I care to admit.
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Palehorse

#10746
July 02, 2015, 01:09:13 PM
Shouldn't there be a 96" dimension in that answer?  :icon_twisted:

Quote from: Bo D on July 02, 2015, 11:43:59 AM


If you rip saw a 2X4X8 on a standard table saw exactly down the middle, what will be the dimensions of the resulting two pieces?
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Bo D

#10747
July 02, 2015, 01:15:23 PM
Quote from: Palehorse on July 02, 2015, 01:09:13 PM
Shouldn't there be a 96" dimension in that answer?  :icon_twisted:

I think that's a given since I specified that it was a rip cut.  :biggrin:
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."  Carl Sagan

Henry Hawk

#10748
July 02, 2015, 01:23:37 PM
Quote from: Bo D on July 02, 2015, 01:03:38 PM
BINGO!!!!!!!

When I first started building furniture as a hobby, that saw kerf width messed me up more times than I care to admit.

Yeah, we all have to learn the hard way sometimes..... :razz:   I know I did....that ol saying 'measure twice cut once' has been said in my head a few times... ;D
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

The Troll

#10749
July 05, 2015, 03:41:16 PM
Quote from: Bo D on July 02, 2015, 12:05:54 PM
You are right about today's 2X4's. But you're wrong about the dimensions after sawing. You're forgetting a crucial detail.

Try again!

  My  house was built in 1880 and the 2X4 are 2X4 and they are made from maple, walnut, hickory, ash and I even have found some made of cherry.   :biggrin:  It is made from any wood in the woods around my town.  I was told there was a saw mill between Anderson In. and my town and my house was made with green lumber.   Just try to drive a nail in to one boards now.  :yes: :smile:

Y

#10750
July 06, 2015, 06:15:50 PM
Here's a history of how we wound up with smaller lumber - and as usual with America, it boils down to money:  http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/misc/miscpub_6409.pdf
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In other words: Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.  ;)

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Purplelady1040

#10751
July 06, 2015, 06:23:25 PM
Quote from: Y on July 06, 2015, 06:15:50 PM
Here's a history of how we wound up with smaller lumber - and as usual with America, it boils down to money:  http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/misc/miscpub_6409.pdf
Doesn't it always boil down to money? Just saying!

Y

#10752
July 06, 2015, 09:54:34 PM
It certainly does here in this country.
©  Whamma-Jamma - all rights reserved

Law of Logical Argument - Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.  ;)

"You've probably noticed that opinion pollsters go out of their way to include as many morons as possible in surveys ... I think it's dangerous to inform morons about what their fellow morons are thinking. It only reinforces their opinions. And the one thing worse than a moron with an opinion is lots of them." -- Scott Adams

In other words: Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.  ;)

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." -- Upton Sinclair

"Hitler is gone, but if the majority of our fellow citizens are more susceptible to the slogans of fear and race hatred than to those of peaceful accommodation and mutual respect among human beings, our political liberties remain at the mercy of any eloquent and unscrupulous demagogue." -- S. I. Hayakawa

Purplelady1040

#10753
July 06, 2015, 10:00:22 PM
Quote from: Y on July 06, 2015, 09:54:34 PM
It certainly does here in this country.
Exactly!

Anne

#10754
July 08, 2015, 02:52:35 PM
Quote from: Bo D on July 02, 2015, 11:43:59 AM
Tricky! But then I don't do much sewing.

Here's one for you ...

If you rip saw a 2X4X8 on a standard table saw exactly down the middle, what will be the dimensions of the resulting two pieces?

I knew it wouldn't be 1 X 2 because I know a 2 X 4 isn't really 2 X 4 but I would have had to get one out and measure it. My dad was a good carpenter and my husband used to do a lot of that type of thing so I have learned from them.
"A discontented man will find no easy chair." Ben Franklin
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