Japan surely does not use the same lumber dimensions used in the U.S.
and much of Canada (such as "2 by 4s"). That would be in violation of
Japan Measurement Law. Indeed, the Government Of Japan (GOJ) position
statement posted at the last Harmonization Conference last fall calls
for the U.S. to metricate its lumber industry. I posted the text and
link to that document at that time. Norm recently rediscovered it and it
was posted again sometime in the last month or so. It was also published
in the last copy of Metric Today.
That reminds me, that it's time to get renewal dues in. It's also a good
time for others here to join, if they haven't already.
Jim
Gregory Peterson wrote:
>
> Subject: Re: [USMA:8762] RE: hard metric lumber
> Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 14:48:57 -0400
> From: "Gregory Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> I know that Canada exports quite a bit of dimensional lumber to Japan. Does anyone
>know if they use the same 2x4 as we do in North America?
>
> greg
>
> >>> "Dennis Brownridge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2000-10-25 17:57:41 >>>
> 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.
