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  2. Lumber - Wikipedia

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    As previously noted, less wood is needed to produce a given finished size than when standards called for the green lumber to be the full nominal dimension. However, even the dimensions for finished lumber of a given nominal size have changed over time. In 1910, a typical finished 1-inch (25 mm) board was 13 ⁄ 16 in (21 mm). In 1928, that was ...

  3. History of the lumber industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Due to its relatively small size (16–20 feet in length) it was perfectly suited for exploring rivers and creeks, as well as for trading and transporting tobacco to ships. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] Shortly after its inception, shipbuilding in the Virginia colony was a very simple operation carried out by plantation owners.

  4. Talk:Lumber - Wikipedia

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    Modern size of a 2x4 is smaller than '2x4' [ edit ] I don't have a decent source for this, but my understanding of the reason behind modern lumber being smaller than its name is that the old 2x4s were actually sawn to 2inches by 4inches.

  5. Glossary of woodworking - Wikipedia

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    Also rendered as 2x4. A common size of dimensional lumber named for its unprocessed dimensions, usually measuring 1.5 by 3.5 inches (3.8 cm × 8.9 cm) in practice. U

  6. 2×4 - Wikipedia

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    2by4 or 2x4, a 1998 American drama film; 2 inch × 4 inch profile dimensional lumber; 2×4 Roller Derby, a women's roller derby league in Argentina; Jonny 2×4, a character on the cartoon Ed, Edd n Eddy

  7. ISO 216 - Wikipedia

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    Hence, each next size is nearly exactly half the area of the prior size. So, an A1 page can fit two A2 pages inside the same area. The most used of this series is the size A4, which is 210 mm × 297 mm (8.27 in × 11.7 in) and thus almost exactly 1 ⁄ 16 square metre (0.0625 m 2 ; 96.8752 sq in) in area.

  8. View and manage data associated with your account - AOL Help

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    If you see something you'd like to change while viewing the summary of your data, many products have a link on the top-right of the page to take you to that product.

  9. Template (file format) - Wikipedia

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    A content template is a document which provides a table of contents. It might be modified to correspond to the user's needs. The word "Template" here means "a pre-formatted file type that can be used to quickly create a specific file". Everything such as font, size, color and background pictures are pre-formatted but users can also edit them.