Board Foot Chart
Board Foot - a volume measurement of lumber
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Board Foot is a volume measurement of lumber, where
- 1 board foot = 144 in3 = 1⁄12 ft3 = 2360 cm3 = 2.360 liters = 0.002360 m3
Board Feet can be calculated as
BF = W T L / 12 (1)
where
BF = board feet
W = nominal lumber width (in)
T = nominal lumber thickness (in)
L = nominal lumber length (ft)
Board Feet - Lumber thickness 1"
| Board Feet | ||||||
| Width (in) |
Length (ft) | |||||
| 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | |
| 2 | 1.0 | 1.33 | 1.67 | 2.0 | 2.33 | 2.67 |
| 3 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| 4 | 2.0 | 2.67 | 3.33 | 4.0 | 4.67 | 5.33 |
| 6 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| 8 | 4.0 | 5.33 | 6.67 | 8.0 | 9.33 | 10.67 |
| 10 | 5.0 | 6.67 | 8.33 | 10.0 | 11.67 | 13.33 |
| 12 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 |
Board Feet - Lumber thickness 2"
| Board Feet | ||||||
| Width (in) |
Length (ft) | |||||
| 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | |
| 4 | 4.0 | 5.33 | 6.67 | 8 | 9.33 | 10.67 |
| 6 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| 8 | 8.0 | 10.67 | 13.33 | 16 | 18.67 | 21.33 |
| 10 | 10.0 | 13.33 | 16.67 | 20 | 23.33 | 26.67 |
| 12 | 12.0 | 16.0 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 |
Quick Approximation for Calculating Board Feet
- 1 x 4 - divide linear length (feet) by 3
- 1 x 6 - divide linear length (feet) by 2
- 1 x 8 - multiply linear length (feet) by 0.66
- 1 x 12 - linear length (feet) equals board feet
- 2 x 4 - multiply linear length by 0.66
- 2 x 6 - linear length (feet) equals board feet
- 2 x 8 - multiply linear length by 1.33
- 2 x 12 - multiply linear length by 2
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