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S4S vs Rough Sawn Lumber


S4S vs Rough Sawn Lumber - KJP Select Hardwoods

S4S lumber is the least labour intensive type of lumber, as everything is pre-surfaced for you. That's perfect for woodworkers who don't have a planer or ...

Rough-Sawn Lumber Vs. S2S / S4S Lumber - Which Is Best?

What's available? It's easier to get rough-sawn pine than it is to get rough-sawn exotic wood. If you do not have access to a lumber mill, S4S lumber is usually ...

S4S lumber is cheaper than rough sawn at my local Menards. Why ...

Noticed the same, they are not quite the same size, rougher is thicker and wider, more overall board feet. Hard to believe it is $7 more board ...

Rough Cut vs Finished Lumber: Which is Better for Your Project?

S4s stands for “surfaced 4 sides”, meaning that the board has been finished on 4 of the sides. This provides 4 smooth, visually appealing ...

Giving Up on Rough Sawn & Using only S4S?

Rough is obviously rought lumber, and is measuredin "quarters".....4/4 is true 1" thick, 6/4 is 1.5" thick, etc. "S4S" is "surfaced 4 sides"....

Milling Your Own vs s4s - General Woodworking Talk

Has anyone ever compared your cost of milled s4s lumber against the cost of rough cut lumber, taking into consideration of the waste, say ...

Difference Between Rough Sawn (RS) vs Smooth Sawn (S4S)

Rough Sawn, RS, means that the timber will be rough on all four sides and measure to the full measurement of the timber.

Helpful Guide to S4S, S3S, S2S, SLR and RGH

SLR stands for straight line rip meaning a board has one straight edge. RGH stands for rough which would be hardwood lumber yet to be ...

Save Money On Wood - Buy & Mill Rough-Sawn Lumber - Toolstoday

On average, you might expect S4S lumber to be anywhere from 20% to 50% more expensive than its rough-sawn counterpart. However, this is a ...

S2S, S3S and S4S Lumber - What Gives? - The Wood Whisperer

S4S – The board has been surfaced on both faces (S2S) and received a rip on both edges, resulting in a board with two flat and parallel faces and two flat and ...

Surfaced vs Rough (Nominal vs Dimensional)

Rough cut lumber has a rougher texture and more open fibers. The measurements run closer to a full dimension (Full Sawn) than a surfaced material.

Rough cut lumber, is it worth the effort? - NC Woodworker

... cut milling project vs finished lumber purchased a little at a time as needed. ... Taking something rough and working into S4S is amazing to me.

How To Turn Rough Lumber Into S4S Material - Dunn Solutions

What is the difference between rough lumber and surfaced lumber? ... Most of the wood products you'll see at the lumberyard are “dressed” or ...

Wood Textures | Structural Wood Components

Our Rough Sawn material does not have the prominent, circular mill marks associated with large circular saws of older saw mills. S4S material, or “smooth on ...

Rough, S1S2E, S4S? What do they mean?

S4S is Smooth 4 Sides has a few types. The most common is also referred to as decking. It has been planned on all 4 sides and generally has an eased edge. As ...

S4S and Stain vs rough sawn - Woodnet Forums

Pine might lower your cost, if you bought a lower grade, at the lumber yard instead of Lowes. However, that would present even more problems ...

How "Awful" are the Measurements on S4S Lumber? - LumberJocks

A true craftsman building furniture would use rough cut lumber milled to his own specifications. He may use S-4-S lumber for some parts that don ...

Rough discount lumber vs S4S wood. Real costs! $$$ - YouTube

I'm working on a dining table for our home and wanted to talk briefly about the cost of wood for my projects. Please feel free to comment ...

Pricing projects, + S2S vs Rough | Woodworking Talk

when you do a project you deliver wood that is s4s although it may not have started out that way. ... I always use rough sawn and charge for the ...

Lumber Tally: Rough Versus Milled - Woodweb

From Professor Gene Wengert, forum technical advisor: Rough lumber is graded from the poorer face. However, SELECTS and FAS 1-Face are No.1 Common on the poorer ...