Lumber sizes

An infographic showing the nominal versus actual dimensions of common lumber sizes.

Understanding the difference between nominal vs. rough-cut lumber will help you make the right decision the next time you are purchasing lumber for a project. Fasteners Plus is here to help you navigate through some of the common questions regarding differences in cuts of lumber and the practical hangers and post bases that accommodate the lumber. Read our blog to learn more and shop accommodating joist hangers and post bases.

When you buy lumber, understanding lumber sizes can be very confusing. I discovered this when taking my first carpentry class and tried to take notes.

Keep these tips in mind when buying rough lumber to get the best deals on the best wood.

Being an entirely metric man myself, and young and inexperienced, I find conversions between imperial and metric and other similar units quit complica

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