board-foot
Timber volume unit
A board-foot is a unit of lumber volume equal to a piece one foot long, one foot wide, and one inch thick—144 cubic inches.
Lumber is priced and sold by the board-foot: We'll need about two hundred board-feet of oak for the project.
Plural: board-feet.
Dense deciduous timber
- softwoodConiferous tree lumber
- plankFlat timber piece
- oakQuercus genus member
- pineCone-bearing evergreen
cedar · maple · cherry · walnut · mahogany · birch · redwood · ash
Log-to-board factory
- planingRemoving surface material
- surfacingComing to the surface
- thicknessDepth of material
- widthDistance across something
length · sizing · ripping · crosscutting · kerf · waste · dressed · kiln-dried
Of three dimensions
- volumeAmount of space filled
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- estimationApproximate value judgment
- quantityMeasurable amount present
scale · formula · conversion · footage · tally · yield · recovery · pricing
hardwood
Dense deciduous timber
pine · cedar · maple · cherry · walnut · mahogany · birch · redwood · ash · teak
sawmill
Log-to-board factory
width · length · sizing · ripping · crosscutting · kerf · waste · dressed · kiln-dried · green
cubic
Of three dimensions
- volumeAmount of space filled
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- estimationApproximate value judgment
quantity · scale · formula · conversion · footage · tally · yield · recovery · pricing · cost
cabinetmaking
Craft of building furniture
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- millworkFactory-made wooden components
- furnitureMovable room objects
carpentry · veneer · woodshop · project · material · planer · joiner · layout · planning · efficiency