How to Calculate Board Feet

For some reason, woodworkers as a group tend to detest math. So, what am I going to do? Show you how to use math to avoid getting ripped off at the lumberyard.

Many lumberyards like to simplify their board-feet measurements by rounding, but this seemingly innocuous practice can cost you a bundle. For that reason, whenever I buy hardwoods, I always double-check the board foot calculations and complain if my numbers don't match theirs. Frankly, if you know how to use even the most basic calculator it's so easy to do that I don't understand why anyone would be intimidated by the process.

In How to Calculate Board Feet, learn the simple formula to getting precise board foot calculations when buying hardwoods. Knowing this simple formula can literally save you hundreds of dollars a year (if not more) on your hardwood purchases.

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