Flat side - what does it mean

[BLA]

What does flatsida actually mean, is it that it is planed on one side or?

/Bla

 

[BLA]

Inge who knows?

 

[morsan]

Googled and found among others this. In the section Annual rings and sawing of planks, it says that the plank has 2 flat sides, so it doesn't seem to have anything to do with planing. Wondering what the flat side is on a 2"x2

 

[BLA]

Yes, it sounds strange.

Any carpenters or similar who know?

 

[Donwoody]

for me, the flat side is e.g., 45x95, so the 95 sides are the flat side
in what context do you need to know what the flat side is?

 

[BLA]

flatsida for me is like 45x95 so the 95 sides are the flatsida
in what context do you need to know what flatsida is?

That was correct, thank you.

 

[gullegrizen]

Once saw a detailed drawing where the designer had written

"...45x70 mounted on the flatan."

But I don't think the flatan would want to walk around with studs mounted on their body...

 

[Dr_Jerkyll]

Flat side is the long side in my world. That is, the long side of the rectangle that results if you cut the piece of wood.