waratah FL85 - Wood Measurement Equivalents

Miscellaneous:Measurements
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Woodmeasurementequivalents
TX1019982
Cord
8-1
8 ft.
2.43 m
2.43 m
0.64
64 m
12 in.
12 in.
1 in.
0.64 m
0.64 m
4-1
4-1
4 ft.
1 Cord=128 cu. Ft.
stacked wood
1 Cunit=100 cu. Ft.
of solid wood
1 board feet=1/12
solid cubic foot
*FBM
1 m
3
stacked=the
apparent volume
in 1 m
3
1 m
3
solid=solid 
wood only in 1m
3
Cunit Cubic Meter Cubic Meter Solid Board Feet
3 ft. 1
TX1019982—19—14AUG08
A(cord)B(cunit)C(cubicmetre)D(cubicmetresolid)E(boardfeet)
10.853.6252.407500
1.17614.2642.832600
0.2760.23410.664138
0.4150.3531.5061208
21.677.254.811000
The“apparent”volumeismeasuredbythecord(column
A)andcubicmetresstacked(columnC)values,whilethe
“solid”volumeismeasuredbythecunit(columnB)and
cubicmetresolid(columnD)values.
Youcanonlycalculateaccurateconversionsbetween
columnsAandC,andbetweenBandD.Anyother
conversionsareapproximateandthewoodvolumewill
varyaccordingtovariablessuchasthetree-speciesor
size.
Forexample:
1cunit(columnB)=exactly2.832solidmetres(columnD)
1cord(columnA)=approximately2.407solidcubic
metres(columnD)
FootBoardMeasure(FBM)referstooneboard-foot;1000
board-feetisreferredtoas“MBFM”.
4-5-5
090621
PN=76