Sentence examples for lengths of lumber from inspiring English sources

Mills were automated, for example, and shifted their focus to smaller lengths of lumber.

Many of the self-described "Black Bloc" wore motorcycle helmets and waved lengths of lumber as truncheons.

But where puzzling out a stone wall can be as challenging as the Saturday crossword, laying lengths of lumber in a pile is more like the word search in TV Guide.

You can't easily carry more than two passengers, and you certainly can't do the average errand run to Home Depot if you're fetching, say, a bunch of 8-foot lengths of lumber.

Experienced marbling artists often use "combs" or "rakes," which are lengths of lumber with nails hammered through them.

Once you have formulated your framing plan, use it to determine the length of lumber you will need and what sizes to cut the lumber into.

Cut a 2x8-inch (50x200 mm) length of lumber to 8-feet (240 cm) and screw it in place at the bottom of the 2 4x4 (100x100 mm) pieces, connecting them.

You will likely need to use more than 1 length of lumber to make the lower chord, so plan on joining the 2 pieces at the midspan of the truss.

The sill plate (sometimes called the sill, or the mud sill) consists of lengths of dimensional lumber that are laid directly on top of the foundation wall.

Lay the side marking the height along the end of the lumber and the side marking the step depth along the length of the lumber.

Mark the fabric across the width at 12 inches (30.5 cm), 36 inches (91.4 cm), 48 inches (121.9 cm), and 72 inches (182.9 cm), and using a length of straight lumber, fold at each mark 90 degrees, to form a box.