Convert a project's boards into board feet and cost.
Each board's volume in nominal feet is summed over the whole run and multiplied by the per-board-foot price. A furniture project's wood spend is easy to under-budget, and board-feet totals tie directly to the yard's invoice.
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Board feet = boards x length x width x thickness / 12
Board feet = boards x length x width x thickness / 12 Each board's volume in nominal feet is summed over the whole run and multiplied by the per-board-foot price.
A furniture project's wood spend is easy to under-budget, and board-feet totals tie directly to the yard's invoice.
This calculator takes 5 inputs: Boards, Length, Width, Thickness, Price per board foot. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.