Board Foot Calculator
Calculate the volume of lumber in board feet (BF), the standard unit for pricing hardwoods and softwood lumber.
Nominal or Actual
Total Volume
Volume
4.00 BF
(0.009 m³)
Total Cost
$22.00
What is a Board Foot?
A board foot is a unit of volume for timber in the United States and Canada. It is equal to the volume of a one-foot length of a board one foot wide and one inch thick.
1 Board Foot = 144 cubic inches = 0.00236 cubic meters.
Formula
BF = (Thickness × Width × Length) / 144