https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=2601%3A647%3A5700%3A4460%3A14D7%3AE96D%3A9196%3A1DE8explain xkcd - User contributions [en]2026-05-23T23:19:15ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:3138:_Dimensional_Lumber_Tape_Measure&diff=386029Talk:3138: Dimensional Lumber Tape Measure2025-09-06T03:44:14Z<p>2601:647:5700:4460:14D7:E96D:9196:1DE8: Typo ?</p>
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I was under the impression this was actually a thing that exists, somewhere. (Separate and apart from so-called "shrink rules" used by patternmakers who create patterns for metal castings). No? [[User:JohnHawkinson|JohnHawkinson]] ([[User talk:JohnHawkinson|talk]]) 00:36, 6 September 2025 (UTC)<br />
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https://www.inchcalculator.com/actual-size-of-dimensional-lumber/ for reference --- MEL<br />
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: Wikipedia has {{w|Lumber#Dimensional_lumber|a similar table}}. Interestingly, if the values on this table are correct, the xkcd measure fails for the 8 x 8 board. [[Special:Contributions/2605:59C8:160:DB08:988B:772A:4E5:B209|2605:59C8:160:DB08:988B:772A:4E5:B209]] 02:18, 6 September 2025 (UTC)<br />
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Thinking that there might be a typo in the comic - It says : A "1x8" IS "3/4 BY 7 1/8", yet it should be "3/4 BY 7 1/4".</div>2601:647:5700:4460:14D7:E96D:9196:1DE8