Board Foot Calculator

How much lumber you're buying, and what it will cost.

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Dimensions take decimals or fractions: 5.5, 3/4, 5 1/2.

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Cost
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A board foot is 144 cubic inches of wood — a piece 1 in thick, 12 in wide and 1 ft long — so board feet = thickness × width × length (all in inches) ÷ 144. Rough lumber is sold by its nominal quarter thickness: 4/4 is 1 in, 8/4 is 2 in.