Miscellaneous: Wood Measurement
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Wood Measurement Equivalents
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Cord
8-1
8 ft.
2.43 m
2.43 m
0.64
64 m 12 in.
12 in.
1 in.
0.64 m
0.64 m
4-1
4-1
4 ft.
1 Cord=128 cu. ft.
stacked wood
1 Cunit=100 cu. ft.
of solid wood
1 board feet=1/12
solid cubic foot
*FBM
1 m
3
stacked=the
apparent volume
in 1 m
3
1 m
3
solid=solid
wood only in 1m
3
Cunit
Cubic Metre
Cubic Metre Solid
Board Feet
3 ft. 1
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Wood Measuring Equivalent
A
(cord)
B
(cunit)
C
(cubic metre)
D
(cubic metre solid)
E
(board feet)
1
0.85
3.625
2.407
500
1.176
1
4.264
2.832
600
0.276
0.234
1
0.664
138
0.415
0.353
1.506
1
208
2
1.67
7.25
4.81
1000
The cord (column A) and cubic metres stacked (column
C) measure apparent volume. The cunit (column B) and
cubic metre solid (column D) measure solid volume.
Accurate conversions are only possible between columns
A and C, and between B and D. Any other conversions
are approximate, and wood volume will vary with tree
species, size, etc.
For example:
1 cunit (column B) = exactly 2.832 solid metres (column D)
1 cord (column A) = approximately 2.407 solid cubic
metres (column D)
FBM is the abbreviation of 1 Board ft. (Foot Board
Measure). One thousand board feet is referred to as
“MBFM”.
4-4-1
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