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Will somebody explain to me why a 2x12 is actually 1 7/16 by 11. Sure can screw up the measurements.

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"Dimensional lumber"... why, because you can get N% more good 1 3/4" wide 2x4s out of a specified amount of lumber.

Bren R.

Wood, especially if you purchase from Home Depot will vary from an eigth to a quarter depending on which type you purchase. On any project I start I purchase all I need at once. Becasue the way HD works, is they purchase large quanities from whom ever has the lowest price at the time. So once the bin/stack at HD runs out and they restock, you seldom get the same manafacturer, and even though there are standards, there are allowed tolerances. It sucks when you try to build anything more than a small project.

I have learned here the hard way, that if you run out well doing a project, you can have real problems when the same wood doe not have the same dimensions on your next purchase. Its so mych fun, especially if you don't have a full shop of wood working equipment.

Yeah, I didn't notice a planer in your garage. It would take quite some time to sand a thicker piece of wood down to where you wanted it.

I would get a bigger TV that would be TWICE as tall as the speakers. That would create a "vertical balance" between them...an "Empire State Building"-type of look. Or not.

I'll offer my 27" TV in an even trade. It makes the M60s look very imposing and is almost the perfect height. I'm guessing the best setup is to have the mains midranges roughly the same distance below the TV centerline as the center speaker is above the centerline, so the ear averages the sound out to be about half way up the TV screen.

Because they measure the wood before planing it.

Dimensional lumber is the size the tree is sawn into.
The board is green and is then kiln dried, shrinking it, and then planed.
The wider the board, the more shrinkage.

I'll ask my wife to get me a 1-5/8" by 3-5/8", and she just shakes her head!!!

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The wider the board, the more shrinkage.

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EXACTLY what I've been telling people for years!

I started and abandoned a couple responses to that quote. I'm glad someone had the balls to follow through.

Come on Peter, I've seen you post more dareing replys than that.