Lumber Volume Converter
The lumber trade measures wood in board feet — a piece one foot square and one inch thick. Sawn timber is sold by the thousand board feet (MBF), firewood by the cord, pulpwood by the cunit, and sheet goods by the thousand square feet at a stated panel thickness.
17 units supported Base unit board foot (bf)
Multiply the number of board feet by 0.001 to get thousand board feet. How this is calculated
About lumber volume conversion
Lumber Volume conversion is commonly needed when timber pricing, sawmill output, and construction take-offs. A board foot is one square foot of board one inch thick, so a cubic foot is exactly twelve board feet.
Convert Board Foot to other lumber volume units
1 bf expressed in every other lumber volume unit on this site.
- Board Foot bf 1
- Thousand Board Feet MBF 0.001
- Cubic Foot ft³ 0.083333333
- Cubic Inch in³ 144
- Cubic Meter m³ 0.0023597372
- Cord cord 0.00065104167
- Cord (80 cubic ft) cord (80) 0.0010416667
- Cord Feet cord ft 0.0052083333
- Cunit cunit 0.00083333333
- Pallet pallet 0.058823529
- Cross Tie cross tie 0.025
- Switch Tie switch tie 0.015873016
- Thousand ft² (⅛-inch panels) MSF ⅛″ 0.008
- Thousand ft² (¼-inch panels) MSF ¼″ 0.004
- Thousand ft² (⅜-inch panels) MSF ⅜″ 0.0026666667
- Thousand ft² (½-inch panels) MSF ½″ 0.002
- Thousand ft² (¾-inch panels) MSF ¾″ 0.0013333333
Complete list of lumber volume units
All 17 units this converter supports, each stated against the board foot (bf).
| Unit | Symbol | System | In board feet | Conversions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board Foot | bf | US | base unit (bf) | — |
| Thousand Board Feet | MBF | US | 1 MBF = 1,000 bf | — |
| Cubic Foot | ft³ | Imperial | 1 ft³ = 12 bf | — |
| Cubic Inch | in³ | Imperial | 1 in³ = 0.00694444444444 bf | — |
| Cubic Meter | m³ | SI | 1 m³ = 423.776000658 bf | — |
| Cord | cord | US | 1 cord = 1,536 bf | — |
| Cord (80 cubic ft) | cord (80) | US | 1 cord (80) = 960 bf | — |
| Cord Feet | cord ft | US | 1 cord ft = 192 bf | — |
| Cunit | cunit | US | 1 cunit = 1,200 bf | — |
| Pallet | pallet | US | 1 pallet = 17 bf | — |
| Cross Tie | cross tie | US | 1 cross tie = 40 bf | — |
| Switch Tie | switch tie | US | 1 switch tie = 63 bf | — |
| Thousand ft² (⅛-inch panels) | MSF ⅛″ | US | 1 MSF ⅛″ = 125 bf | — |
| Thousand ft² (¼-inch panels) | MSF ¼″ | US | 1 MSF ¼″ = 250 bf | — |
| Thousand ft² (⅜-inch panels) | MSF ⅜″ | US | 1 MSF ⅜″ = 375 bf | — |
| Thousand ft² (½-inch panels) | MSF ½″ | US | 1 MSF ½″ = 500 bf | — |
| Thousand ft² (¾-inch panels) | MSF ¾″ | US | 1 MSF ¾″ = 750 bf | — |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the base unit for lumber volume?
Lumber Volume conversions on this site are calculated against the board foot (bf).
Which lumber volume units can I convert?
You can convert between 17 units, including board foot, thousand board feet, cubic foot, cubic inch, and more.
Where is lumber volume conversion useful?
It is commonly needed when timber pricing, sawmill output, and construction take-offs.
Does this converter mix measurement systems?
The converter supports US, Imperial, SI units and keeps their exact definitions separate so results stay accurate.
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Conversion factors are based on internationally agreed unit definitions. See our methodology and sources for details on how these values are verified.