On 2015-10-08 7:56 AM, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>> No, you're not. I'd love to see the U.S. abandon the old system,
>> even if it were just a soft conversion.
>>
>> Isn't plywood thickness actually sized in mm now?
>
> Not in my area. Still see 1/4", 1/2", 3/4" plywood. I agree that the
> metric is more efficient but it would take several generations to
> change to that in the US.
>


How wide are those panels? Are they really 1/4", 1/2" and 3/4". Let me
know if they 2x4s are 2" by 4" because I have not seen a real 2x4 in
years. I guess the story is that they are nominally 2x4 and then
supposedly planed down a bit.