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Quick Formulas

  1. If Lumber is full sawn, or footage is computed on actual sizes, multiply the board footage expressed in thousands of board feet (MBF) by 2.358 to find cubic meters:
    MBF x 2.358 = m3

  2. If lumber footage is based on nominal sizes, divide the actual cross section (thickness x width) by the nominal cross section (thickness x width), then multiply by 2.358. Multiply the total board footage (MBF) by this figure to find the total cubic meters:

    Actual Cross Section / Nominal Cross Section x 2.358 x MBF = m3

  3. If the lumber is trimmed to a specific length, but billed on an even foot basis, as in precision end-trimmed studs, then account for this difference by multiplying the total cubic meters (found by either of the above formulas or the chart) by an additional factor. To find this factor, divide the actual trim length by the nominal length, then multiply the total cubic meters by this number:

    Actual Trim / Nominal Length x m3 = total m3

Dry S4S

Nominal Size
1x2
1x3
1x4
1x6
1x8
1x10
1x12

2x3
2x4
2x6
2x8
2x10
2x12
Actual Size
3/4 x 1 1/2
3/4 x 2 1/2
3/4 x 3 1/2
3/4 x 5 1/2
3/4 x 7 1/4
3/4 x 9 1/4
3/4 x 11 1/4

1 1/2 x 2 1/2
1 1/2 x 3 1/2
1 1/2 x 5 1/2
1 1/2 x 7 1/4
1 1/2 x 9 1/4
1 1/2 x 11 1/4
m3/MBF
1.326
1.474
1.547
1.621
1.603
1.636
1.658

1.474
1.547
1.621
1.603
1.636
1.658

Metric Conversion Chart

The Key figure in Bold in the centre column can be read as either the metric or the British measure, thus 1 metre = 1.094 yards or 1 yard = 0.914 metres.


Inches
0.039
0.079
0.118
0.157
0.197
0.236
0.276
0.315
0.354
 

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Milli-
metres

25.400
50.800
76.200
101.600
127.000
152.400
177.800
203.200
228.600

Miles
0.621
1.243
1.864
2.485
3.107
3.728
4.350
4.971
5.592
 

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Kilo-
metres

1.609
3.219
4.828
6.437
8.047
9.656
11.265
12.875
14.484

Feet
3.281
6.562
9.843
13.123
16.404
19.685
22.966
26.247
29.528
 

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Metres
0.305
0.610
0.914
1.219
1.524
1.829
2.134
2.438
2.743
Cubic
Feet

35.315
70.629
105.943
141.258
176.572
211.887
247.201
282.516
317.830
 

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Cubic
Metres

0.028
0.057
0.085
0.113
0.142
0.170
0.198
0.227
0.255
Cubic
Yards

1.308
2.616
3.924
5.232
6.540
7.848
9.156
10.464
11.772
 

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Cubic
Metres

0.765
1.529
2.294
3.058
3.823
4.587
5.352
6.117
6.881

Pints
1.761
3.521
5.282
7.043
8.804
10.564
12.325
14.086
15.847
 

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Litres

0.568
1.136
1.704
2.272
2.840
3.408
3.976
4.544
5.112
Sq.
Feet

10.764
21.528
32.292
43.056
53.819
64.583
75.347
86.111
96.875
 

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Sq.
Metres

0.093
0.186
0.279
0.372
0.465
0.557
0.650
0.743
0.836

Yards
1.094
2.187
3.281
4.374
5.468
6.562
7.655
8.749
9.843
 

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Metres
0.914
1.829
2.743
3.658
4.572
5.486
6.401
7.315
8.230
Sq.
Yards

1.196
2.392
3.588
4.785
5.980
7.176
8.372
9.568
10.764
 

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Sq.
Metres

0.836
1.672
2.508
3.345
4.181
5.017
5.853
6.689
7.525

Gallons

0.220
0.440
0.660
0.880
1.101
1.321
1.541
1.761
1.981
 

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Litres

4.546
9.092
13.638
18.184
22.730
27.276
31.822
36.368
40.914

Ounces
0.035
0.071
0.106
0.141
0.176
0.212
0.247
0.282
0.317
 

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Grams
28.350
56.699
85.049
113.398
141.748
170.097
198.447
226.796
255.146

Pounds

2.205
4.409
6.614
8.819
11.023
13.226
15.432
17.637
19.842
 

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Kilo-
Grams

0.454
0.907
1.361
1.814
2.268
2.722
3.175
3.629
4.082

Conversion Formulae

To Convert:Multiply By:
Inches to Centimetres2.540
Centimetres to Inches0.393701
Feet to Metres0.3048
Metres to Feet3.280840
Yards to Metres0.9144
Metres to Yards1.093613
Sq.Inches to Sq.Centimetres6.4516
Sq.Centimetres to Sq.Inches0.1550
Sq.Metres to Sq.Feet10.763910
Sq.Feet to Sq.Metres0.092903
Sq.Yards to Sq.Metres0.836127
Sq.Metres to Sq.Yards1.19599
Sq.Miles to Sq.Kilometres2.589988
Sq.Kilometres to Sq.Miles0.386102
Acres to Hectares0.404686
Hectares to Acres2.481054
Cubic Inches to Cubic Centimetres16.387064
Cubic Centimetres to Cubic Inches0.061024
Cubic Feet to Cubic Metres0.028317
Cubic Metres to Cubic Feet35.314667
Cubic Yards to Cubic Metres0.764555
Cubic Metres to Cubic Yards1.307951
Cubic Inches to Litres0.016387064
Litres to Cubic Inches61.024
Gallons to Litres4.5460921
Litres to Gallons0.219969
Grains to Grams0.064799
Grams to Grains15.432358
Ounces to Grams28.349523
Grams to Ounces0.035274
Pounds to Grams453.592
Grams to Pounds0.002204623
Pounds to Kilograms0.453592
Kilograms to Pounds2.204623
Tons to Kilograms1016.00
Kilograms to Tons0.0009842


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Gulf South Forest Products, Inc
P.O. Box 39299
Fort Lauderdale, Florida  33339