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Board foot calculator

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80board feet

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Board foot calculator

WORKED EXAMPLE
  • 10 pieces
  • 2 × 6 in
  • 8 ft long
  1. 01

    One board

    (2 × 6 × 8) ÷ 12

    8 bd ft

  2. 02

    All 10 boards

    8 × 10

    80 bd ft

  3. 03

    Add 10% waste

    80 × 1.10

    88 bd ft

TOTAL TO PLAN FOR88 board feet

Metric equivalent≈ 0.2077 m³

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Example uses 10 pieces of 2 x 6 x 8 ft lumber and a 10% waste allowance, worked out by the same engine as the calculator.

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