board foot | 1 fbm | 2 fbm | 3 fbm | 4 fbm | 5 fbm | 6 fbm | 7 fbm | 8 fbm | 9 fbm | 10 fbm | 11 fbm | 12 fbm | 13 fbm | 14 fbm | 15 fbm | 16 fbm | 17 fbm | 18 fbm | 19 fbm | 20 fbm | 21 fbm | 22 fbm | 23 fbm | 24 fbm | 25 fbm | 26 fbm | 27 fbm | 28 fbm | 29 fbm | 30 fbm | 31 fbm | 32 fbm | 33 fbm | 34 fbm | 35 fbm | 36 fbm | 37 fbm | 38 fbm | 39 fbm | 40 fbm | 41 fbm | 42 fbm | 43 fbm | 44 fbm | 45 fbm | 46 fbm | 47 fbm | 48 fbm | 49 fbm | 50 fbm | 51 fbm | 52 fbm | 53 fbm | 54 fbm | 55 fbm | 56 fbm | 57 fbm | 58 fbm | 59 fbm | 60 fbm | 61 fbm | 62 fbm | 63 fbm | 64 fbm | 65 fbm | 66 fbm | 67 fbm | 68 fbm | 69 fbm | 70 fbm | 71 fbm | 72 fbm | 73 fbm | 74 fbm | 75 fbm | 76 fbm | 77 fbm | 78 fbm | 79 fbm | 80 fbm | 81 fbm | 82 fbm | 83 fbm | 84 fbm | 85 fbm | 86 fbm | 87 fbm | 88 fbm | 89 fbm | 90 fbm | 91 fbm | 92 fbm | 93 fbm | 94 fbm | 95 fbm | 96 fbm | 97 fbm | 98 fbm | 99 fbm | 100 fbm |
US gallon | 0.6233766 gal (US) | 1.2467532 gal (US) | 1.8701299 gal (US) | 2.4935065 gal (US) | 3.1168831 gal (US) | 3.7402597 gal (US) | 4.3636364 gal (US) | 4.9870130 gal (US) | 5.6103896 gal (US) | 6.2337662 gal (US) | 6.8571429 gal (US) | 7.4805195 gal (US) | 8.1038961 gal (US) | 8.7272727 gal (US) | 9.3506494 gal (US) | 9.9740260 gal (US) | 10.5974026 gal (US) | 11.2207792 gal (US) | 11.8441559 gal (US) | 12.4675325 gal (US) | 13.0909091 gal (US) | 13.7142857 gal (US) | 14.3376624 gal (US) | 14.9610390 gal (US) | 15.5844156 gal (US) | 16.2077922 gal (US) | 16.8311688 gal (US) | 17.4545455 gal (US) | 18.0779221 gal (US) | 18.7012987 gal (US) | 19.3246753 gal (US) | 19.9480520 gal (US) | 20.5714286 gal (US) | 21.1948052 gal (US) | 21.8181818 gal (US) | 22.4415585 gal (US) | 23.0649351 gal (US) | 23.6883117 gal (US) | 24.3116883 gal (US) | 24.9350650 gal (US) | 25.5584416 gal (US) | 26.1818182 gal (US) | 26.8051948 gal (US) | 27.4285715 gal (US) | 28.0519481 gal (US) | 28.6753247 gal (US) | 29.2987013 gal (US) | 29.9220780 gal (US) | 30.5454546 gal (US) | 31.1688312 gal (US) | 31.7922078 gal (US) | 32.4155844 gal (US) | 33.0389611 gal (US) | 33.6623377 gal (US) | 34.2857143 gal (US) | 34.9090909 gal (US) | 35.5324676 gal (US) | 36.1558442 gal (US) | 36.7792208 gal (US) | 37.4025974 gal (US) | 38.0259741 gal (US) | 38.6493507 gal (US) | 39.2727273 gal (US) | 39.8961039 gal (US) | 40.5194806 gal (US) | 41.1428572 gal (US) | 41.7662338 gal (US) | 42.3896104 gal (US) | 43.0129871 gal (US) | 43.6363637 gal (US) | 44.2597403 gal (US) | 44.8831169 gal (US) | 45.5064936 gal (US) | 46.1298702 gal (US) | 46.7532468 gal (US) | 47.3766234 gal (US) | 48.0000001 gal (US) | 48.6233767 gal (US) | 49.2467533 gal (US) | 49.8701299 gal (US) | 50.4935065 gal (US) | 51.1168832 gal (US) | 51.7402598 gal (US) | 52.3636364 gal (US) | 52.9870130 gal (US) | 53.6103897 gal (US) | 54.2337663 gal (US) | 54.8571429 gal (US) | 55.4805195 gal (US) | 56.1038962 gal (US) | 56.7272728 gal (US) | 57.3506494 gal (US) | 57.9740260 gal (US) | 58.5974027 gal (US) | 59.2207793 gal (US) | 59.8441559 gal (US) | 60.4675325 gal (US) | 61.0909092 gal (US) | 61.7142858 gal (US) | 62.3376624 gal (US) |
The board-foot is a specialized unit of measure for the volume of lumber in the United States and Canada. It is the volume of a one-foot length of a board one foot wide and one inch thick.
Board-foot can be abbreviated FBM (for "foot, board measure"), BDFT, or BF. Thousand board-feet can be abbreviated as MFBM, MBFT, or MBF. Similarly, million board-feet can be abbreviated as MMFBM, MMBFT, or MMBF.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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board foot | fbm | ≡ 144 cu in | ≡ 2.359737216×10−3 m3 | Imperial/US |
board feet | US gallons | board feet | US gallons |
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1 | = 0.62337662403534 | 6 | = 3.740259744212 |
2 | = 1.2467532480707 | 7 | = 4.3636363682474 |
3 | = 1.870129872106 | 8 | = 4.9870129922827 |
4 | = 2.4935064961414 | 9 | = 5.610389616318 |
5 | = 3.1168831201767 | 10 | = 6.2337662403534 |
This dry measure is one-eighth of a US Winchester bushel of 2150.42 cubic inches; it is therefore equal to exactly 268.8025 cubic inches or about 4.405 L. The US dry gallon is not used in commerce, and is not listed in the relevant statute, which jumps from the dry quart to the peck.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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US gallon | gal (US) | ≡ 1⁄8 bu (US lvl) | = 4.40488377086×10−3 m3 | Imperial/US |
US gallons | board feet | US gallons | board feet |
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1 | = 1.6041666649716 | 6 | = 9.6249999898294 |
2 | = 3.2083333299431 | 7 | = 11.229166654801 |
3 | = 4.8124999949147 | 8 | = 12.833333319773 |
4 | = 6.4166666598863 | 9 | = 14.437499984744 |
5 | = 8.0208333248578 | 10 | = 16.041666649716 |
board feet | US gallons |
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1 | = 0.6233766 |
1.6041667 | = 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |