I found my own answer, the fraction like number is the thickness, it
goes something like this:
4/4 (25 mm)
5/4 (31.25 mm)
6/4 (37.5 mm)
8/4 (50 mm)
10/4 (62.5 mm)
Now if I can only find out what those FAS and #1C mean...
Thanks everyone! -Nate
"Tkacs, Ken" wrote:
>
> I've got some good books at home; I'll look it all up tonight (right
> after I
> watch The New Yankee Workshop to get some cabinet-building tips). I'm
> pretty
> sure 6/4, etc., is thickness. It's like... it's "almost" an inch and a
> half
> or something. But don't take that as gospel until I can verify it.
>
> Let me know if you find a good source of hardwood. I naively thought
> that I
> could go to a local lumberyard any old time and buy walnut. Boy was I
> wrong.
> Some people mail-order boards, which I always thought was the
> strangest
> thing in the world, but I guess it's the only way these days.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nathan Alan Hunsicker [mailto:nate@...]
> Sent: Monday, 05 June, 2000 3:56 PM
> To: MOTM Newsgroup
> Subject: [motm] Any woodworkers out there? (OT)
>
>
> Hi, I've been shopping around for wood prices to built a cabinet for
> my
> MOTM. Now that I have the final plans ready, I need to find the right
> wood for the cabinet. I've been calling suppliers and giving them the
> sizes that I need and getting prices right from them. The problem I'm
> having is that I've gotten a few mailings on wood prices, however the
> way the prices are listed is greek to me. Obviously I can figure out
> lumber type, but I don't know what FAS or #1C stands for. There is
> also
> a designation before the wood some say 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 8/4. 12/4 16/4,
> is
> this thickness? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks -Nate
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