If you need a 1"x7.5" cedar plank you would have to buy the 1"x10" not the 1"x8" (which is about 1"x7.25"). The leftover strip is essentially waste. That's a screwed-up measurement system!
2007-06-30 06:57:26 · 4 answers · asked by sf 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Why would you possibly think the lumber industry is responsible for the wood you waste? A real waste of lumber would be if they tried to stock every possible size you might need. Wood is renewable, they can always grow more trees.
2007-06-30 10:23:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It wouldn't make any difference what the industry set as a standard. Someone would want a board that needed to be ripped, thus creating "essentially waste". Maybe you could turn your thoughts to finding a good use for that "waste".
2007-07-01 14:05:47 · answer #2 · answered by Hondu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Consumers will never be satisfied no matter what,why don't the number of weiners compared to the number of buns ever matched
2007-06-30 14:09:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2014-11-03 23:59:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋