GaryMGg
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This has certainly moved off the trivia question per se, but it's interesting and I hope Randy et al aren't offended at this discussion within' their more important topic.
Mike,
It sounds like your lumber suppliers are retailers who are selling you S2S or even S4S boards milled to final dimension.
They're most likely taking 4/4 from stock, resawing it for you OR worse planning it down and wasting the other half.
That's different than a sawyer running a sawmill milling 1000 BF or 10000 BF or 100000 BF for someone who needs some of it milled at 2/4.
Were I to go to a sawyer and ask for 30 (or even 50 BF) of oak milled to 2/4 (I gotta joint & plane to 3/8" if I want nice square stock after the 2/4 is dry), it wouldn't be worthwhile because the initial setup charge would obviate the savings.
But, If I were buying 500 BF, it'd be worth it. If I were buying 1000 BF and getting some at 2/4 it'd be well worth it.
Hope that makes sense.
Mike,
It sounds like your lumber suppliers are retailers who are selling you S2S or even S4S boards milled to final dimension.
They're most likely taking 4/4 from stock, resawing it for you OR worse planning it down and wasting the other half.
That's different than a sawyer running a sawmill milling 1000 BF or 10000 BF or 100000 BF for someone who needs some of it milled at 2/4.
Were I to go to a sawyer and ask for 30 (or even 50 BF) of oak milled to 2/4 (I gotta joint & plane to 3/8" if I want nice square stock after the 2/4 is dry), it wouldn't be worthwhile because the initial setup charge would obviate the savings.
But, If I were buying 500 BF, it'd be worth it. If I were buying 1000 BF and getting some at 2/4 it'd be well worth it.
Hope that makes sense.