Board feet from thickness, width, length and quantity, with cost.
Finished the board foot? Snap a before and after. The photo maker lines them up into one image you can post, and a free Blueprint account keeps the photos with your measurements and materials.
Pick one for a step-by-step plan with tools, materials and costs, or tell us in your own words.
A board foot is 144 cubic inches: 1 in x 12 in x 12 in.
Hardwood is sold by rough thickness, so 4/4 stock counts as 1 in even after surfacing. Plan a project with the lumber calculator and lumber buying guide.
Board feet and cost for a list of boards, a wall framing takeoff and a stock-length buy list
Cut list optimizer: a cutting diagram for every plywood, MDF or melamine sheet, with kerf, grain and cost
Stand walls on a slab, auto-frame every stud and header, add a roof and bracing, then print a draft permit set for a shed, workshop or garage
Stud spacing, header sizes, fastener schedules, and framing techniques
Chart comparing wood species by hardness, grain, rot resistance, and optimal finish type
Quick guide listing typical moisture content percentages for common lumber species