Carpentry and Woodworking - How much does a 2" x 4" weigh?

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beekrock
02-09-06, 07:11 PM
Anyone know how much a 2" x 4" weighs (in any length)? I know there are different types of wood, but I'm just looking for a ballpark estimate. Thanks!

the_tow_guy
02-09-06, 08:06 PM
About a pound and a half a foot for dry, untreated pine. Here's a calculator:

http://www.csgnetwork.com/lumberweight.html

Was this a rhetorical question or did it have a practical application?
XSleeper
02-09-06, 09:38 PM
Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke. You know the kind... which weighs more: 100lbs of rocks or 100lbs of feathers? :confused:

IBM5081
02-09-06, 09:45 PM
More like what's a henway?
the_tow_guy
02-10-06, 04:50 AM
Ummm, that's a trick question, right Sleeper?

It's the feathers! ;)
XSleeper
02-10-06, 09:02 AM
ha ha! gotcha!

Oh, and I think I ran over a henway on my way to work the other day!
chandler
02-12-06, 07:24 AM
No, guys. My helper is a retired mechanical engineer. He would ask that question. We exchange drawings via email on our cad programs. He sends them in 10/1000ths of an inch. I have to convert them to wood butcher sizes. Drives me crazy!!