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Is the nominal or actual size of a board used to calculate board feet?
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How calculate feet into sq feet?
to calculate square feet you need a 2d shape
How many lin ft in a 1in x6 in -12 ft?
linear feet is exactly what it sounds like... the length of the board, 12 feet. board feet is based on a board 1x12 by I ft, so this would be 6 board feet because it is 1/2 the with for calculating board feet.
How many board feet in 6' by5'?
Board feet can be determined when you have 3 dimensions for the board, but not with just two.
If I have a 1 by 12 board that is 10 feet long how many board feet does it contain?
If you have a board that is 1 by 12 inches that is 10 foot long you will have 10 inches of board feet. This a math problem.
How many board feet is 900 square feet if the board is 4 inches wide by 8 feet long?
170
How do you Calculate board feet to linear board feet?
BF = nominal thickness" (t) x nominal width" (w) x linear feet'(LF)/ 12" then BFx12"/ (t)x(w)= LF so if you have 200 BF of 2x4 200'x12"/2"x4"= 2400/8= 300 LF of lumber
What is the actual size of a 2x2x8' wooden board?
32 cubic feet.
How to convert board feet into tons?
A board foot is a unit of volume equivalent to 144 cubic inches. To find tons, you would need to know the density of the particular wood that you are interested in. ==================================================== Boardfeet is based upon nominal dimensions. For example the nominal dimensions of a 2x4 is 2" x 4". It's actual dimension is closer to 1 1/2 inches x 3 1/2 inches. So there will be some error in the calculation if you are attempted to determine the weight of dimensional lumber. Southern Pine weights approximately 40 lbs per cubic foot. There are 1728 cubic inches in a cubic foot. There are 2000 lbs in a ton. therefore the weight of one board foot (conservatively because of the nominal dimensions) is: (40x144)/(1728x2000) tons per board foot. Sorry , don't have a calculator handy. Another way to do it is that there are about 12 board feet in a cubic foot. So a board foot would weight 40/12 lbs or 3.33 pounds. 3.33 pounds is 3.33/2000 tons. !! a lot easier!! (southern yellow pine) glenn
What does one one board foot mean?
144 cubic inches of wood. Examples: 12 inches of a 1X12 24 inches of 1x6 Notes: Boards under 1 inch thick are treated as 1 inch. Board feet are calculated using nominal size rather than actual size i.e. 2x4 not 1 1/2 X 3 1/2
What is the history of the board foot?
The board-foot is a specialized unit of measure for the volume of 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 can be abbreviated FBM (for "foot, board measure"), BDFT, or BF. Thousand board-feet can be abbreviated as MFBM, MBFT or MBF.In Australia and New Zealand the term super foot or superficial foot was used to mean the same.[1][2][3]One board-foot equals:1 ft × 1 ft × 1 in12 in × 12 in × 1 in30.48 cm x 30.48 cm x 2.54 cm144 in³1⁄12 ft³2360 cm³2.360 liters0.002360 cubic meters or steresBoard foot is the unit of measure for rough lumber (before drying and planing with no adjustments) or planed/surfaced lumber. An example of planed lumber is softwood 2x4 lumber one would buy at a large lumber retailer. The 2x4 is actually only 1+1⁄2 × 3+1⁄2 in (38 × 89 mm) but the board footage for the lumber when purchased wholesale could still be represented as full 2x4 lumber, although the "standard" can vary between vendors. This means that nominal lumber includes air space around the physical board when calculating board feet in some situations, while the true measurement of "board feet" should be limited to the actual dimensions of the board.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 2 inches (51 mm); subtract ½ inch for dimensions under 8 inches (203 mm); and subtract ¾ inch for larger measurements. The system is more complicated for hardwoods.An Essex table is a tabulation of the number of board feet in lumber of varying dimensions.[4]
Are board feet and linear feet answers the same?
No they are differant units of measurement. Board feet, is actually a measurement of volume. 1 board foot is the volume of a board 12" wide by 1" thick by 1 foot long. So to calculate board foot you would also need to know the thickness. Whereas linear feet is a measurement of length, equal to 12 inches, in this case. You can also have linear inches, yards, furlongs, etc.
How many board feet are there in 100 cubic feet?
1,200 board feet.
How is cubic feet converted to board feet?
cubic feet x 12 = board feet
Jack has a board 15 feet long and Jim has a board 11 feet long Altogether they need 35 feet of board How many more feet of board do they need?
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Formula for board feet?
Board feet are a measurement of volume. Length x Width x Thickness / 144 = board feet.
How calculate feet into sq feet?
to calculate square feet you need a 2d shape
How many cubic feet in a 16 inch x 48 inch tube?
1.3962634 cubic feet Nominal
