Board Foot Calculator
Find the board feet in a stack of lumber from thickness, width, length and count, with an optional price.
Total board feet
53.3333 BF
- Board feet per piece
- 5.33333 BF
- Cubic feet
- 4.44444 ft³
Show the work
Board feet in one piece
BF = thickness × width × length ÷ 12
2 × 4 × 8 ÷ 12 = 5.33333 BF
Times the number of pieces
total = BF per piece × pieces
5.33333 × 10 = 53.3333 BF
How it works
Board feet = thickness (in) × width (in) × length (ft) ÷ 12, per piece, × number of pieces
Questions
- How does the board foot calculator work?
- Board feet = thickness (in) × width (in) × length (ft) ÷ 12, per piece, × number of pieces.
- What do I need to enter?
- Thickness, Width, Length, Pieces, Price per board foot. Optional fields can be left blank.
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