Greg wrote:
> I'd rather buy a '40 x 140 x 2440', a '4 x 14 x 244', a '0.4 x
> 1.4 x 24', or even a '0.04 x 0.14 x 2.44' than a 2x6x8 any day.
You and I might, Greg, but most people wouldn't. They will go for the
simplest, easiest expression.
I think that one of the most important things we could do to encourage
metrication--certainly the most important item on your earlier list--is to
metricate dimension-lumber. But it will never happen unless the government
makes it happen.
Even well-metricated countries like Australia use the North American
inch-based lumber sizes, according to Pat.
