A 2x4 is simply a piece of wood- ANY wood- that is 1 1⁄2 inches by 3 1⁄2 inches. They are commonly made from pine, fir or spruce, but COULD be any wood.
Wood 2x4 or 2x6's
a normal 2X4 weights between 8 to 10 pounds
No
Yes, wood floats.
A yellow pine 2x4 can swell to about 0.1% to 0.2% of the original size. It is important to note the swelling and shrinkage of any type of wood before using it.Ê
A 2x4 piece of wood.
yeah its wood it'll burn
It's from his imaginary friend, Plank, who happens to be a 2x4 piece of wood
2x4 represents the nominal dimensions of the cut wood when 'wet' as from a fresh cut tree. The wood eventually dries and shrinks so your 2x4 measures more like 1 1 1/2" x3 1/2".
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In the middle ages, they were made of English Oak(which is a very strong type of wood)but the throwing arm was made out of a more flexible wood like Douglas Fir.
Fender used pine which is hilarious in today's standards. I've heard that George Beauchamp and the guys at Rickenbacker made the first ever guitar using a single 2x4 piece of wood and wound the very first single coil pickup using a washing machine.