Lumber · Board-foot order

Size the boards. Price the order.

Convert board count and nominal dimensions into board feet, whole-piece allowance, linear footage, volume, and editable cost.

← Board length →↕ Board width↕ Thickness

1 Define the lumber

2 Plan allowance and price

Results update automatically · entering a piece price overrides board-foot pricing

Transparent calculation

One formula, two pricing modes.

Board feet use nominal thickness × width × length ÷ 12. Waste rounds up by whole boards; optional piece pricing overrides board-foot pricing.

Open the verified methodology for formula provenance, assumptions, a worked example, and limitations.