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 200 board feet of oak for the project.
Plural: board feet.
Wood for construction
- hardwoodDense deciduous timber
- softwoodConiferous tree lumber
- plankFlat timber piece
- oakQuercus genus member
pine · cedar · maple · cherry · walnut · mahogany · birch · ash
Unit measuring three-dimensional space
- thicknessDepth of material
- widthDistance across something
- lengthMeasure of extent
- volumeAmount of space filled
dimensioning · sizing · calculation · conversion · tally · scale · formula · multiplier
Came into view
- planingRemoving surface material
- stockGoods kept for sale
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
kerf · log · cant · flitch · slab · edging · grading · scaling
timber
Wood for construction
oak · pine · cedar · maple · cherry · walnut · mahogany · birch · ash · teak
cubic inch
Unit measuring three-dimensional space
volume · dimensioning · sizing · calculation · conversion · tally · scale · formula · multiplier · nominal
surfaced
Came into view
waste · kerf · log · cant · flitch · slab · edging · grading · scaling · tally stick
joinery
Fitting wood pieces together
- cabinetmakerSkilled furniture builder
- furnitureMovable room objects
- projectPlanned, effortful task
material · allowance · offcut · scrap · utilization · layout · planning · inventory · shop · bench
cost
Required payment amount
quote · estimate · invoice · markup · discount · premium · commodity · market · value · bulk
board footlinear foot
Straight length unit
square foot · foot · inch · yard · meter
board footcubic meter
Unit of three-dimensional space
cubic centimeter · liter · cubic foot · cord
foot, board, cupboard, boards, footstep, cardboard, boarding, dashboard, boardwalk