four-by-two
Standard building wood
A four-by-two is a piece of lumber measuring roughly four inches by two inches in cross-section (actually 3.5 by 1.5 inches after milling).
The term follows the standard naming convention for dimensional lumber: We need some four-by-twos for the framing.
In British and Australian rhyming slang, four-by-two is an offensive term for a Jewish person (rhyming with "Jew").
Wood for construction
- studUpright wall framing
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- joistHorizontal structural beam
- beamStructural support member
plank · board · rafter · batten · strut · softwood · hardwood · pine
timber
Wood for construction
beam · plank · board · rafter · batten · strut · softwood · hardwood · pine · spruce
framing
Structural or contextual shaping
bracing · blocking · header · scaffolding · formwork · decking · subfloor · renovation · builder · contractor
plank
Flat timber piece
strike · blow · wallop · thwack · clout · whack · smack · clobber · club · bludgeon
four-by-twosix-by-six
Six rows, six columns
two-by-four · beam · joist · lath · post
four-by-twodressed lumber
Wood milled smooth
molding · hardwood flooring · tongue-and-groove · veneer · plywood
four-by-twosteel beam
Structural metal member
I-beam · steel girder · rebar · structural steel · decorative trim
four, two, fours, twos, fourteen, fourth, double, doubly, doubled