Board foot calculator for lumber and timber

Board foot calculator: board feet, linear feet, volume and cost for a stack of lumber, at nominal size and at the dressed size of a 2x4, 2x6 and more.

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Lumber yards price softwood by nominal size; turn off for rough-sawn or metric timber measured as is.
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Борд-футы древесины
BF
Борд-футы древесины: 80 BF
Максимум знаков после запятой: 2; До ближайшего, при равенстве — от нуля
Board feet at dressed size
55BF
Dressed size
1.5 × 5.5 in
Linear feet
80ft
Linear metres
24.38m
Volume at the sizes entered
0.1888m³
Cost
$75.00

10 pieces of 2 × 6 in × 8 ft come to 80 board feet and 80 linear feet; the dressed wood is 55 BF.

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1.5 × 5.5 inNominal 2 × 6 in (grey), dressed size inside6 in2 in
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  1. Борд-футы древесины

    2×6×812×10=80 BF\frac{2 \times 6 \times 8}{12} \times 10 = 80\ \text{BF}

    One board foot is 144 in³: a piece 1 in thick, 12 in wide and 1 ft long.

  2. At the dressed size

    1.5×5.5×812×10=55 BF\frac{1.5 \times 5.5 \times 8}{12} \times 10 = 55\ \text{BF}

    Softwood is sold by nominal size; this is the wood you actually get.

  3. Linear feet

    8×10=80 ft8 \times 10 = 80\ \text{ft}
  4. Cost

    10×7.5=75.0010 \times 7.5 = 75.00

О калькуляторе: Board foot calculator for lumber and timber

A board foot is 144 cubic inches of wood, a piece 1 in thick, 12 in wide and 1 ft long. Board feet for a stack are thickness (in) × width (in) × length (ft) ÷ 12 × pieces. Linear feet are length × pieces, and cost follows the basis the yard prices by: per piece, per board foot or per linear foot.

The default, ten 2 × 6 boards 8 ft long, is 80 board feet and 80 linear feet, costing 75.00 at 7.50 each. Softwood board feet are counted on the nominal size, but a dry 2 × 6 is dressed to 1½ × 5½ in, so the wood delivered is 55 board feet.

Turn off nominal sizing for rough-sawn hardwood or metric timber, which is measured as it is. Metric pieces convert at 1 board foot = 2.359737216 litres.

Примеры с решением

Ten 2 × 6 × 8 ft at 7.50 each

Thickness
2 in
Ширина
6 in
Длина
8 ft
Pieces
10
Price is
Per piece
Price
7.5
Борд-футы древесины
80 BF
Board feet at dressed size
55 BF
Linear feet
80 ft
Cost
75.00
Dressed size
1.5 × 5.5 in

Источник проверки: Hand calculation: 2 × 6 × 8 / 12 = 8 BF × 10 = 80; dressed 1.5 × 5.5 × 8 / 12 × 10 = 55 (PS 20 sizes)

Edge: 1 × 12 in × 1 ft is one board foot

Thickness
1 in
Ширина
12 in
Длина
1 ft
Pieces
1
Price is
Per board foot
Price
4.5
Борд-футы древесины
1 BF
Board feet at dressed size
0.7 BF
Cost
4.50

Источник проверки: Definition: 1 BF = 144 in³ = 1 in × 12 in × 12 in; dressed 0.75 × 11.25 × 12 / 144 = 0.703125

Metric 50 × 150 mm × 3 m timber, 20 pieces, per linear foot

Thickness
50 mm
Ширина
150 mm
Длина
3 m
Pieces
20
Sizes are nominal (a 2 × 6 is really 1½ × 5½ in)
нет
Price is
Per linear foot
Price
2
Борд-футы древесины
190.7 BF
Volume at the sizes entered
0.45 m³
Linear feet
196.85 ft
Cost
393.70

Источник проверки: Python decimal: 0.05 × 0.15 × 3 × 20 = 0.45 m³ ÷ 0.002359737216 m³ per BF = 190.70; 60 m ÷ 0.3048 = 196.85 ft × 2

Вопросы

How do you calculate board feet?

Multiply thickness in inches by width in inches by length in feet, then divide by 12. A 2 × 6 that is 8 ft long is 2 × 6 × 8 ÷ 12 = 8 board feet, so ten of them are 80. With all three sides in inches, divide by 144 instead: a board 1 × 12 × 12 in is exactly 1 board foot.

Do you use nominal or actual size for board feet?

Nominal size for surfaced softwood: a 2 × 4 is counted as 2 × 4 in although it measures about 1½ × 3½ in. Hardwood is measured at its actual size, and rough hardwood thickness is given in quarters, 4/4 for 1 in and 8/4 for 2 in. With nominal sizing on, this calculator shows both: ten 2 × 6 × 8 ft are 80 BF nominal and 55 BF dressed.

What are the actual dimensions of a 2x4?

1½ × 3½ in (38 × 89 mm) once dried and planed. Other 2× sizes lose ½ in of width up to 6 in and ¾ in above that: a 2 × 6 is 1½ × 5½, a 2 × 8 is 1½ × 7¼, a 2 × 10 is 1½ × 9¼ and a 2 × 12 is 1½ × 11¼ in. A nominal 1 in board is ¾ in thick, and a 4 × 4 is 3½ × 3½ in.

How many board feet are in a cubic metre?

423.78. One board foot is 144 in³, exactly 2.359737216 litres, and 1 m³ ÷ 0.002359737216 m³ = 423.776. The metric example uses this: 20 pieces of 50 × 150 mm timber 3 m long are 0.45 m³, which is 190.70 board feet.

What does MBF mean in lumber pricing?

MBF means 1,000 board feet; MFBM and MBFT mean the same, and MMBF is a million board feet. A thousand board feet is 83.33 ft³, or 2.36 m³. A price of 600 per MBF is 0.60 per board foot, so an 8-board-foot 2 × 6 × 8 ft costs 4.80 at that rate.

Насколько точен «Board foot calculator for lumber and timber»?

Точность зависит от введённых данных и допущений метода. Десятичная арифметика использует 50 значащих цифр, но оценки, численные методы и исходные данные могут быть менее точными; округление на экране не устраняет эти ограничения. Решённые примеры, проверенные по независимым источникам: 3. Например, «Ten 2 × 6 × 8 ft at 7.50 each» проверяется по источнику Hand calculation: 2 × 6 × 8 / 12 = 8 BF × 10 = 80; dressed 1.5 × 5.5 × 8 / 12 × 10 = 55 (PS 20 sizes).

Откуда взята методика?

USDA Forest Products Laboratory — Wood Handbook (FPL-GTR-282), lumber sizes and measurement; Board foot — 144 in³, exactly 2.359737216 L; NIST Voluntary Product Standard PS 20 — American Softwood Lumber Standard (dressed sizes).

Об этом калькуляторе

BF=tin×win×Lft12×pieces\text{BF} = \frac{t_{\text{in}} \times w_{\text{in}} \times L_{\text{ft}}}{12} \times \text{pieces}

Источники

  1. USDA Forest Products Laboratory — Wood Handbook (FPL-GTR-282), lumber sizes and measurement
  2. Board foot — 144 in³, exactly 2.359737216 L
  3. NIST Voluntary Product Standard PS 20 — American Softwood Lumber Standard (dressed sizes)

Проверено по источникам

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