I bought some 3/4" plywood fir for a shelf in my cabinet. I was looking
for something to high the end bands. The store had lost of pine that
looked abuot right but it was 1/2". So I kept going in circles between
isles trying to find the 3/4" pine to put on the end of this plywood.
After about an hour I decided to just grap the piece that looked right.
Turns out the 1/2" solid wood is the same thickness as the 3/4" plywood.
This wouldn't be the first odd measurement I have found like 3/4 is
really 5/8... What am I missing here?
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man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard." Ecclesiastes 9:16
Josh may be right about the mislabel. But ply's funny like that.
Depending on where it's from (You never said where you purchased it,
but it sounded like the borg), 3/4 is more like 23/32nds, 1/2 is around
15/32nds (or 12 mm, now I'm getting confused). Bring a tape measure in
with you the next time. You'll be surprised at the variables, even from
sheet to sheet, sometimes. Tom
In article <[email protected]>, dnoyeB <[email protected]> wrote:
>Josh wrote:
>> It sounds to me like the 1/2" wood was mislabeled.
>>
>> If you're looking for a piece of wood 3/4" thick, you should be buying
>> 1" stock (sometimes called 4/4). They plane off exactly 1/4", leaving
>> you with 3/4".
>>
>> Josh
>>
>
>Maybe that was it. I bought 1" wood and it matched the 3/4 plywood.
>Just dont know why it was labelled like that. I got it mostly at lowes.
>
That's because wood is sold by its nominal dimensions, i.e. the dimensions
before drying and surface-planing. If you buy 1-inch (four-quarter) rough-sawn
lumber, you'll get lumber that is actually one inch thick, or pretty close to
it. But when you're buying lumber that's already been surface-planed, nominal
one-inch lumber has been planed down to a thickness of 3/4". The actual
dimensions of a one-by-two are 3/4 by 1-1/2, a two-by-four is 1-1/2 by 3-1/2,
and so on.
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"Phisherman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:01:38 -0500, dnoyeB <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>I bought some 3/4" plywood fir for a shelf in my cabinet. I was looking
>>for something to high the end bands. The store had lost of pine that
>>looked abuot right but it was 1/2". So I kept going in circles between
>>isles trying to find the 3/4" pine to put on the end of this plywood.
>>After about an hour I decided to just grap the piece that looked right.
>>
>>Turns out the 1/2" solid wood is the same thickness as the 3/4" plywood.
>> This wouldn't be the first odd measurement I have found like 3/4 is
>>really 5/8... What am I missing here?
>
>
> It is helpful to carry a measuring tape when shopping for lumber.
> Don't believe the tag.
It is also useful to carry calipers in your pocket. This will give you a
more accurate measurement of thickness.
On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:01:38 -0500, dnoyeB <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I bought some 3/4" plywood fir for a shelf in my cabinet. I was looking
>for something to high the end bands. The store had lost of pine that
>looked abuot right but it was 1/2". So I kept going in circles between
>isles trying to find the 3/4" pine to put on the end of this plywood.
>After about an hour I decided to just grap the piece that looked right.
>
>Turns out the 1/2" solid wood is the same thickness as the 3/4" plywood.
> This wouldn't be the first odd measurement I have found like 3/4 is
>really 5/8... What am I missing here?
It is helpful to carry a measuring tape when shopping for lumber.
Don't believe the tag.
Josh wrote:
> It sounds to me like the 1/2" wood was mislabeled.
>
> If you're looking for a piece of wood 3/4" thick, you should be buying
> 1" stock (sometimes called 4/4). They plane off exactly 1/4", leaving
> you with 3/4".
>
> Josh
>
Maybe that was it. I bought 1" wood and it matched the 3/4 plywood.
Just dont know why it was labelled like that. I got it mostly at lowes.
--
Thank you,
"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor
man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard." Ecclesiastes 9:16
Lee Michaels wrote:
> "Phisherman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:01:38 -0500, dnoyeB <[email protected]>
>>wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I bought some 3/4" plywood fir for a shelf in my cabinet. I was looking
>>>for something to high the end bands. The store had lost of pine that
>>>looked abuot right but it was 1/2". So I kept going in circles between
>>>isles trying to find the 3/4" pine to put on the end of this plywood.
>>>After about an hour I decided to just grap the piece that looked right.
>>>
>>>Turns out the 1/2" solid wood is the same thickness as the 3/4" plywood.
>>> This wouldn't be the first odd measurement I have found like 3/4 is
>>>really 5/8... What am I missing here?
>>
>>
>>It is helpful to carry a measuring tape when shopping for lumber.
>>Don't believe the tag.
>
>
> It is also useful to carry calipers in your pocket. This will give you a
> more accurate measurement of thickness.
>
>
>
I'll add: carry your FRACTIONAL calipers to the store. It's kinda a
PITA to convert .237 to 32nds while shopping. :)
Dave