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submitted 5 days ago by mko@slrpnk.net to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca

I hope it’s not against the rules here, just saw this woodworking related xkcd that I enjoyed and thought it might be appreciated here:)

https://xkcd.com/3138

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[-] RougeEric@lemmy.zip 72 points 5 days ago

Have you hard of our lord and savior, the metric system?

[-] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 12 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)
[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 16 points 5 days ago

We have but Canada sells so much construction supplies to the US that we don’t use metric for it.

[-] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Even metric is under-sized on dressed timber 4x2" ~ 100x50mm => 90x45m dressed

[-] AvocadoSandwich@eviltoast.org 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Yeah, but then we just use the 90x45mm as a measurement...

Also if I remember correctly it's sold as 89x44. 45mm was only used for I-joists

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