Sunday, March 1, 2009

The shrinking 1 x 2 has shrunk even further.


The "grocery shrink ray" strikes grade stakes.

On a recent trip to Home Depot, I noticed these grade stakes, clearly marked '1x2' -- I guess they are thinking that would be 1" x 2". But careful measurement shows they are 1/2" x 1 1/2". Now I suppose you could say "well, they were 1 x 2 before they went through the planer" but I sincerely doubt that. In MY day a 1x2 was at least 3/4 x 1 1/2. These are 33% less wood than THAT, and 37% less wood than what a 1x2 would be if it was full size. You can get nearly 3 of these out of a full size 1x2.

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