Planning home improvements over the holiday? Buying lumber for a project instead of playing or relaxing? If so, here's how to pick out really good 2x4s for sturdy framing of inside walls. For openers, don't let appearance influence your purchase. While some stock might be severely twisted or crooked, bowed or cracked (rendering it generally useless for framing purposes), don't overlook ?waney? stock. They're boards with excessively rounded edges caused by being cut from the outside of the log very close to the bark. If the lumber is otherwise straight and sound, wane boards should not be rejected. These 2x4s often are choice wood and the ?pick? of that particular mill run. Remember, 2x4 framing lumber is seldom seen once a project is done and finished off. Give rounded ?wane? boards a try. And that's the On The House tip for today.