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Old Feb 5, 2013 | 12:32 pm
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Originally Posted by cordelli
They current standards were established in 1902
That is incorrect. For soft wood lumber the Committee on Grade Simplification and Standardization set the current standard dimensions in 1961.

I had a Subway footlong for lunch today AND have family in the lumber business.
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