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with dimension lumber it's way more about the width you can cut than length; sometimes shorter is more valuable depending on supply & demand (and transport). Accounting for the fact that trees are not perfect cylinders (or cones, really) is where all the fun optimization comes from anyways.


good ol conical frustum




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