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Catless

02-09-2001 14:01:09

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Can some one refresh my memory and tell me how to figure out the footage in a stack of lumber.

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snitkawl

02-09-2001 15:24:02

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Re: Board Footage in reply to Catless, 02-09-2001 14:01:09

Average the length of the stack(if it is different length boards), measure the width, and count the layers. If it is 2 inch and you have 10 layers, you have 20 inches of thickness.
Multiply the length by the width by the number of layers(or inches of thickness) to arrive at board feet. As the previous post said, less than an inch is counted as an inch, less than 2 inches is counted as 2 inches, etc.

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VaTom

02-09-2001 18:09:46

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Re: Re: Board Footage in reply to snitkawl, 02-09-2001 15:24:02

Actually, 5/4 and 6/4 are separate sizes and not counted as 8/4 for commercial hardwood lumber. Same for 10/4. Lumber scales are readily available but there's always the eye of the reader.

In Virginia, you also have to watch out for the dry vs. presumed kiln shrinkage measurement. Two different prices and measurements for the same lumber. What a crock. After running short on a job and fortunately having the ends to measure. Major stink. I ended up drying my own. Then if I can't see it, it ain't there.

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Burrhead

02-09-2001 16:27:29

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Re: Re: Board Footage in reply to snitkawl, 02-09-2001 15:24:02

You guys left out part of the equation.

Thick X Width X Number pieces X length in ft, then you have to divide by 12 to get the bd ft.

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snitkawl

02-10-2001 04:49:37

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Re: Re: Re: Board Footage in reply to Burrhead, 02-09-2001 16:27:29

The man ask how to count a STACK of lumber as opposed to each board in a stack of lumber.
He did not specify that it was grade lumber, which would be measured as 4/4, 5/4, etc., however the method to count a STACK of grade lumber would be the same as for a STACK of dimension lumber.

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Burrhead

02-10-2001 06:40:38

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Board Footage in reply to snitkawl, 02-10-2001 04:49:37

No matter how he figures the STACK. IT WILL still be wrong with your formula. If you do know how to figure lumber STACKED or by the BOARD YOU need to look back at the formula YOU gave him YOU still gave him a formula that will not tell him what he wants to know.

He wants to know how much lumber he has, NOT how far it is around and over the STACK.

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snitkawl

02-10-2001 14:48:51

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Board Footage in reply to Burrhead, 02-10-2001 06:40:38

All right, you win. I don`t know anything about counting lumber. The fact that I`m 3rd generation sawmill owner/operator doesn`t give me a bit of knowledge about counting lumber. I bow to your obviously superior knowledge.
I had better get in touch with all my customers and tell them what an idiot I am and that I have charged them all the wrong amount. Thank you for pointing out the error of my ways, I will be sure in the future that I don`t question your expertise.

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Burrhead

02-12-2001 18:12:20

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Board Footage in reply to snitkawl, 02-10-2001 14:48:51

Apology accepted, just don't let it happen again.

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Catless

02-10-2001 07:39:17

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Board Footage in reply to Burrhead, 02-10-2001 06:40:38

I messured my stack of red oak, all the boards are a strong 4/4, with 18 layers, its 25" wide and 9' in length, I come up with 337.5 bd. ft.
another question I have what is air dried red oak that is mostly clear no knots stacked inside since June worth? hate to see such nice lumber get wasted for shelves in my shop.

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snitkawl

02-10-2001 15:02:33

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Board Footage in reply to Catless, 02-10-2001 07:39:17

You have it right. I`m glad you understood what I said. Some obviously did not.
Rule of thumb on air drying is 1 year for each inch under good conditions(that assumes it is on stickers so air can circulate). I would probably ask at least 1.00 per bd ft. for lumber as you describe yours.

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Burrhead

02-10-2001 11:37:57

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Board Footage in reply to Catless, 02-10-2001 07:39:17

Around here any kind of oak starts off at around .80 per bd ft at the mill for rough cut green bds.

Nobody around here ever has any dried or planed oak anymore so I don't have a clue on a dried planed bd ft price.

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GPWT

02-09-2001 14:19:29

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Re: Board Footage in reply to Catless, 02-09-2001 14:01:09

One board foot is the equivelent of a 1"x12"x12" board. Thus a 2"x3"x24" board is also one BF. However, if the thickness is below 1", it is still counted as 1". So a 1/2"x12"x12" board is still one BF.

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Bus Driver

02-09-2001 16:38:36

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Re: Re: Board Footage in reply to GPWT, 02-09-2001 14:19:29

One board foot is 144 cubic inches. Not to be confused with cubic foot which is 1728 cubic inches. One board foot is 12" x 12" x 1", nominal measurements. GWPT is correct.

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Burrhead

02-09-2001 18:57:39

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Re: Re: Re: Board Footage in reply to Bus Driver, 02-09-2001 16:38:36

It's still gonna be thickness in inches X the width in inches X the length in feet X number of pieces DIVIDED by 12.

like I said

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Brian G

02-10-2001 09:21:24

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Board Footage in reply to Burrhead, 02-09-2001 18:57:39

If you want some real fun, try calculating the number of Bd.Ft. in a pile of unsawn logs!

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snitkawl

02-10-2001 18:51:20

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Board Footage in reply to Brian G, 02-10-2001 09:21:24

That is not difficult, just time consuming.

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jon

02-11-2001 09:44:32

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Board Footage in reply to snitkawl, 02-10-2001 18:51:20

length in feet X the width in feet X the thickness in inches. This will work for a stack, a board , or a train load. There is nothing like eighth grade math.

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snitkawl

02-11-2001 10:19:39

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Board Footage in reply to jon, 02-11-2001 09:44:32

It is apparently beyond some peoples comprehension.

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NilsDK

02-11-2001 14:31:05

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Board Footage in reply to snitkawl, 02-11-2001 10:19:39

This is real great fun.What about changing to the metric system,then you could just ask any child to calculate it for you.Big GRIN. NilsDK

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Brian G.

02-12-2001 06:25:37

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Board Footage in reply to NilsDK, 02-11-2001 14:31:05

I guess any logical thinking person knows the metric system is far and above our current system of weights and measures, but damn, it's awfully hard to teach us "old dogs" new tricks.

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Jerry B

02-12-2001 12:15:28

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Board Footage in reply to Brian G., 02-12-2001 06:25:37

Length (in inches) X width (in inches) X thickness (in inches) divided by 144 = Brd Ft

Length (in feet) X width (in inches) X thickness (in inches) divided by 12 = Brd Ft

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