Hardwood Lumber Dimensions
Hardwood dimensional lumber sizes
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Dimensional lumber made from hardwood varies from the sizes used for softwood. Hardwood lumber dimensional sizes are indicated below:
| Rough Size | Nominal Size | Actual Dimension (in) | |
| (Inches) | (Fraction In) ("quarter") |
S1S1) | S2S2) |
| 1/2 | 3/8 | 5/16 | |
| 5/8 | 1/2 | 7/16 | |
| 3/4 | 5/8 | 9/16 | |
| 1 | 4/4 | 7/8 | 13/16 |
| 1 1/4 | 5/4 | 1 1/8 | 1 1/16 |
| 1 1/2 | 6/4 | 1 3/8 | 1 5/16 |
| 2 | 8/4 | 1 3/16 | 1 3/4 |
| 3 | 12/4 | 2 13/16 | 2 3/4 |
| 4 | 16/4 | 3 13/16 | 3 3/4 |
1) S1S - Surfaced one Side
2) S2S - Surfaced two Sides
Common hardwood species:
- Oak
- Walnut
- Basswood
- Beech
- Birch
- Butternut
- Chestnut
- Cherry
- Elm
- Gum
- Hickory
- Maple
- Mahogany
- Yellow Poplar
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