Miscellaneous:WoodMeasurement
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WoodMeasurementEquivalents
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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 Metre Cubic Metre Solid Board Feet
3 ft. 1
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WoodMeasuringEquivalent
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
Thecord(columnA)andcubicmetresstacked(column
C)measureapparentvolume.Thecunit(columnB)and
cubicmetresolid(columnD)measuresolidvolume.
Accurateconversionsareonlypossiblebetweencolumns
AandC,andbetweenBandD.Anyotherconversions
areapproximate,andwoodvolumewillvarywithtree
species,size,etc.
Forexample:
1cunit(columnB)=exactly2.832solidmetres(columnD)
1cord(columnA)=approximately2.407solidcubic
metres(columnD)
FBMistheabbreviationof1Boardft.(FootBoard
Measure).Onethousandboardfeetisreferredtoas
“MBFM”.
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