Board foot

Board foot

The board-foot is a specialized unit of volume for measuring lumber in the United States and Canada. It is the volume of a one foot length of a board one foot wide and one inch thick.

Board-foot is abbreviated FBM (for "foot, board measure"). The unit MFBM represents a thousand board-feet.

In Australia and New Zealand the term super foot or superficial foot was used to mean the same. [cite web
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One board-foot equals:
* 1 ft × 1 ft × 1 in
* 12 in × 12 in × 1 in
* 144 in³
* 1⁄12 ft³
* 2360 cm³
* 2.360 liters
* 0.002360 cubic meters or steres

Board-feet are used for rough lumber (before drying and planing) with no adjustments.

For planed lumber, board-feet refer to the nominal thickness and width of lumber, calculated in principle on its size before drying and planing. Actual length is used.

See dimensional lumber for a full discussion of the relationship of actual and nominal dimensions. Briefly, for softwoods, to convert nominal to actual, subtract ¼ inch for dimensions under convert|2|in|mm; subtract ½ inch for dimensions under convert|8|in|mm; and subtract ¾ inch for larger measurements. The system is more complicated for hardwoods.

References

External links

* [http://lois.justice.gc.ca/en/showtdm/cs/W-6 Weights and Measures Act (Canada)]
* [http://lois.justice.gc.ca/en/ShowFullDoc/cs/S-12.55//20070911/en?command=searchadvanced&caller=AD&fragment=Board%20foot&search_type=exact&day=11&month=9&year=2007&search_domain=cs&showall=L&statuteyear=all&lengthannual=50&length=50 Board foot]
* [http://www.sawdustandshavings.com/wood_information/board_foot_calculator.asp Board Foot Calculator]


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