Lumber sizes

An infographic showing the nominal versus actual dimensions of common lumber sizes.

When you buy lumber, understanding lumber sizes can be very confusing. I discovered this when taking my first carpentry class and tried to take notes.

Lumber Dimensions

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Using dimensional lumber from the hardware store is a great, easy way to make DIY wood shelves. It comes in a variety of wood species, is easy to find, and the store will likely cut it to the desired length (meaning you can make shelves without any power tools!). However, there is a lot of confusion with sizing. We cleared that up with our lumber size chart for nominal vs. actual dimensions. Click through to download pdf.