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    I've noticed that some have taken umbridge of the lowly foot of a board.

    Well, it's worse than that.

    A board foot is 144 cubic inches. (Metric conversion is not necessary because you're smart enough to NOT use a board foot!)

    144 cubic inches? Well, not always. If the wood is 12 inches by 12 inches and 3/4 inch thick, it's still 1 board foot. Half or quarter inch thick, it's still 1 board foot.

    If a 6 foot board is 5 inches wide at one end and 5-3/4 inches wide at the other end, it's 3 board feet. (The timber seller rounds up.)

    If you have 6 boards, 6 feet by exactly 5 inches it is 18 board feet not 15 board feet. Boards do not come in odd number widths. What's that? You don't believe me? Just ask the thief that sells the timber.

    AND if the boards are thicker than 4/4, the seller charges at 6/4. More than 6/4 thick, the seller charges at 8/4. Boards greater than one inch (4/4) do not come in odd number thickneses.

    Was the board straight line ripped? Well the board feet just grew by 10%. (It still must be run through a jointer to be used. Straight line rip my rear end!)

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    :eek:
    Thank ( insert your god here ) for metric.
    Metric is soooo easy.....
    Al :confused:

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    Quote Originally Posted by rrich
    I've noticed that some have taken umbridge of the lowly foot of a board.

    Well, it's worse than that.

    A board foot is 144 cubic inches. (Metric conversion is not necessary because you're smart enough to NOT use a board foot!)

    144 cubic inches? Well, not always. If the wood is 12 inches by 12 inches and 3/4 inch thick, it's still 1 board foot. Half or quarter inch thick, it's still 1 board foot.

    If a 6 foot board is 5 inches wide at one end and 5-3/4 inches wide at the other end, it's 3 board feet. (The timber seller rounds up.)

    If you have 6 boards, 6 feet by exactly 5 inches it is 18 board feet not 15 board feet. Boards do not come in odd number widths. What's that? You don't believe me? Just ask the thief that sells the timber.

    AND if the boards are thicker than 4/4, the seller charges at 6/4. More than 6/4 thick, the seller charges at 8/4. Boards greater than one inch (4/4) do not come in odd number thickneses.

    Was the board straight line ripped? Well the board feet just grew by 10%. (It still must be run through a jointer to be used. Straight line rip my rear end!)
    Please notice this is an aussie baseed forum.

    Your arguments are totally irrelevant to aussies as we are metric.

    There are holes in your arguments but I couldn't be bothered answering them as your arguments really ought be answered by those in this world who stick to antiquated measurements.
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    What Al and Bob said....... your argument is irrelevant.... besides that, back in the dark ages when we did use your archaic system we called 'em "Super Feet"....

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    Quote Originally Posted by rrich
    I've noticed that some have taken umbridge of the lowly foot of a board.

    Well, it's worse than that.

    A board foot is 144 cubic inches. (Metric conversion is not necessary because you're smart enough to NOT use a board foot!)

    144 cubic inches? Well, not always. If the wood is 12 inches by 12 inches and 3/4 inch thick, it's still 1 board foot. Half or quarter inch thick, it's still 1 board foot.

    If a 6 foot board is 5 inches wide at one end and 5-3/4 inches wide at the other end, it's 3 board feet. (The timber seller rounds up.)

    If you have 6 boards, 6 feet by exactly 5 inches it is 18 board feet not 15 board feet. Boards do not come in odd number widths. What's that? You don't believe me? Just ask the thief that sells the timber.

    AND if the boards are thicker than 4/4, the seller charges at 6/4. More than 6/4 thick, the seller charges at 8/4. Boards greater than one inch (4/4) do not come in odd number thickneses.

    Was the board straight line ripped? Well the board feet just grew by 10%. (It still must be run through a jointer to be used. Straight line rip my rear end!)
    YAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWN
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    Just remember - the big Yankee timber companies are buying out everything local they can - soon your 2x4's (50x100) will shrink from 45x90 to 37x75, like the stuff they are selling in North America. What hapened to the 1/8th inch (3.15mm) allowance for a cut? - it seems to have grown to 1/4" (6mm) on the narrow side and blown out to over a 1/2" (12mm) on the long side, and north of the Equator they seem to be using even thicker saws:eek:

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    My foot was bored, so I let it watch a DVD.
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    Cut him some slack you blokes.

    Rather than having a shot, chuck him some empathy like this...

    "you poor bastards"

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    Quote Originally Posted by rrich
    (Metric conversion is not necessary because you're smart enough to NOT use a board foot!)
    Rich,

    You'll have to make some allowances here for the replys you're getting. Its late at night and your board foot description is pretty heavy..

    We don't need 'board foot/feet'. Us Aussies sussed that old scam out in 1772. You might not know this but that's what caused the Mutiny on the Bounty. Captain Bligh wanted to retain the imperial system with all its shortcomings and Mr. Christian and his cohorts could see the merit in the metric system. Bligh, incidently, was trying to market this imperial (crib a bit more) system to the recently formed American colony's. It was the Shakers who saw the imperial system for what it was, it's just taken you 'guys' a little longer to figger this out s'all..

    Lately, of course, the metric system made things a whole lot fairer.

    We've had this outmoded system here (generally) called honesty. Any timber merchant that tried to do things your way would probably get to his car at the end of the day and find it had four flat tyres.

    But, then again, one of our heros is Ned Kelly.

    Cheers,
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    Quote Originally Posted by rrich
    AND if the boards are thicker than 4/4, the seller charges at 6/4. More than 6/4 thick, the seller charges at 8/4. Boards greater than one inch (4/4) do not come in odd number thickneses.

    Why dont you yanks say what you really mean.. ONE INCH is ONE INCH NOT 4/4, down here a 4/4 is a fence post! and you have the nerve to call your selves a SUPER POWER!
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    Hey Rich...

    That doesn't seem to be the case at other lumber retailers that I have used in the States. Especially charging full pop for 1/4 stock.

    Where are you shopping for wood?

    As to some of the other replies, who knows? Its not a full moon-must be something else.

    Greg

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    Caveat emptor..........and, don't be so rude you lot.
    The only way to get rid of a [Domino] temptation is to yield to it. Oscar Wilde

    .....so go4it people!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grunt
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    For a nation that prides ourselves on our sense of humour, some of the posters seem to have had an irony bypass. I reckon Rrich was making a good point about some of the rip-offs he's experienced.

    Some good advice though - think metric, it's a dozen times easier.
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    Maybe we should call our timber 'Plank Metre' or something appropos to metric.
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