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For planed lumber, board feet refer to the nominal thickness and width of lumber, calculated in principle on its size before drying and planing. Here, the actual length is used.
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148:. It equals the volume of a board that is one foot (30.5 cm) in length, one foot (30.5 cm) in width, and one inch (2.54 cm) in thickness.
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468:"How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement"
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218:ā 0.002360
174:Description
61:1 FBM
1982:Categories
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1891:Fahrenheit
1679:Board foot
1638:Tablespoon
1617:Cubic mile
1612:Cubic yard
1607:Cubic foot
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1299:Paraguayan
1253:Nicaraguan
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1091:Philippine
1051:Indonesian
975:Portuguese
869:Winchester
772:Comparison
722:Background
660:Electrical
532:2007-11-06
499:2007-11-06
473:2007-01-30
452:2024-08-24
447:Esteempeak
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303:Note: see
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164:super foot
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122:board foot
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1689:Face cord
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1274:Argentine
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1152:Ethiopian
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1041:Cambodian
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