Wood Volume Converter
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What is a Wood Volume Converter?
A wood volume converter is a tool that converts between lumber measurement units such as board feet, cords, cubic meters, cubic feet, and MBF (thousand board feet). It is essential for forestry, lumber industry, construction, and firewood sales.
How to Convert Wood Volume Units
Select the wood volume unit you want to convert from and the target unit using the dropdown menus. Enter your value in the input field and the converter instantly calculates the equivalent volume. Useful for converting between board feet and cubic measurements.
Wood Volume Conversion Formulas
History of Wood Volume Measurement
The board foot has been the standard lumber measurement in North America since the 19th century, representing a piece 1 foot × 1 foot × 1 inch. The cord (128 cubic feet) has been used for firewood since colonial times. The cunit (100 cubic feet) is used in the pulpwood industry.
About This Wood Volume Converter
This wood volume converter supports 12 units including cubic meter, cubic foot, board foot, cord, cord (feet), cubic inch, cubic yard, cunit, MBF, liter, cubic centimeter, and cubic decimeter. It covers all standard lumber and firewood measurements.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a board foot?
A board foot is a unit of lumber volume equal to a piece 12 inches long × 12 inches wide × 1 inch thick (144 cubic inches). One cubic foot equals 12 board feet.
How many cubic feet are in a cord?
One cord equals 128 cubic feet. It is defined as a stack of wood 4 feet wide × 4 feet high × 8 feet long. However, actual solid wood content is typically 80-90 cubic feet due to air spaces.
What is MBF in lumber?
MBF stands for "thousand board feet" (M is the Roman numeral for 1000). It is the standard unit for pricing and trading large quantities of lumber. 1 MBF = 1000 board feet.
How do I convert board feet to cubic meters?
Multiply board feet by 0.002360 to get cubic meters. For example, 1000 BF × 0.002360 = 2.36 cubic meters.
What is a cunit?
A cunit equals 100 cubic feet of solid wood. It is used primarily in the pulpwood industry for measuring wood chips and pulp logs. One cunit equals approximately 2.83 cubic meters.
Metric Conversion Factor Tables for Wood Volume Converter
| Units to convert | Multiply By The Number | Convert as Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Board foot (BF) | 0.0833333 | Cubic foot |
| Cubic foot | 12 | Board foot (BF) |
| Cord | 128 | Cubic foot |
| Cord | 3.624556 | Cubic meter |
| Board foot (BF) | 0.002359737 | Cubic meter |
| MBF | 1000 | Board foot (BF) |
Wood Volumeconverters & it's abbreviations
| Unit | Abbreviation | Unit | Abbreviation | Unit | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cubic meter | m³ | cubic foot | ft³ | board foot | BF |
| cord | cord | cord (feet) | cord ft | cunit | cunit |
| MBF | MBF |
Complete list of Wood Volume conversion units and its conversion.
- 1 board foot = 0.0833333 cubic foot
board foot to cubic foot → - 1 cubic foot = 12 board feet
cubic foot to board foot → - 1 cord = 128 cubic feet
cord to cubic foot →
- 1 cord = 3.624556 cubic meters
cord to cubic meter → - 1 MBF = 1000 board feet
MBF to board foot → - 1 cunit = 100 cubic feet
cunit to cubic foot →