Boardfoot Values
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Boardfoot values

Lumber sizes to boardfeet

This gives you the number of boardfeet in a 1’ long piece of wood

Lumber            Boardfeet per
size                  linear foot of lumber

1x1                   0.083
1x2                   0.167
1x3                   0.250
1x4                   0.333
1x6                   0.500
1x8                   0.667
1x10                 0.833
1x12                 1.000

2x2                   0.333
2x4                   0.667
2x6                   1.000
2x8                   1.333
2x10                 1.667
2x12                 2.000

4x4                   1.333
4x6                   2.000
4x8                   2.667
4x10                 3.333
4x12                 4.000

6x6                   3.000
6x8                   4.000
6x10                 5.000
6x12                 6.000

8x8                   5.333
8x10                 6.667
8x12                 8.000

10x10               8.333
10x12             10.000   

12x12             12.000

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