07-14-2017, 02:44 PM
I'm going to be selling some Iroko and have a couple of questions about board feet.
The boards are rough cut and all 14' long and about 1-1/8 inches thick. Widths vary from 6-1/8 to 12 inches. My question is: Do these boards count as 5/4 and, if so, how do I accurately determine and state board feet?
For example, one of the boards is 1-1/8 inches thick by 10-1/4 inches wide by 14 feet long. Would the formula be 1.25 (thickness) x 10.25 (width) x 168 (length) divided by 144 which equals 14.95 board feet.
Or, would it be 1.125 (thickness) x 10.25 (width) x 168 (length) divided by 168 which equals 13.45 board feet?
I milled one of the boards down to S3S. The thickness ended up being 15/16 inches. Do I then figure board feet based on the rough cut or the actual finished dimensions?
Inquiring minds need to know! Thanks!
The boards are rough cut and all 14' long and about 1-1/8 inches thick. Widths vary from 6-1/8 to 12 inches. My question is: Do these boards count as 5/4 and, if so, how do I accurately determine and state board feet?
For example, one of the boards is 1-1/8 inches thick by 10-1/4 inches wide by 14 feet long. Would the formula be 1.25 (thickness) x 10.25 (width) x 168 (length) divided by 144 which equals 14.95 board feet.
Or, would it be 1.125 (thickness) x 10.25 (width) x 168 (length) divided by 168 which equals 13.45 board feet?
I milled one of the boards down to S3S. The thickness ended up being 15/16 inches. Do I then figure board feet based on the rough cut or the actual finished dimensions?
Inquiring minds need to know! Thanks!