Volume (Lumber) converter
Timber trade volumes: board feet, cords and cunits alongside the metric cubic meter used in international lumber contracts.
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Quick pairs
tap to loadOne board foot in every volume (lumber) unit
9 rows| Unit | Symbol | 1 fbm equals |
|---|---|---|
| Cubic meter | m³ | 0.002359737216 |
| Cubic foot | ft³ | 0.08333333333 |
| Cubic inch | in³ | 144 |
| Cord | cord | 0.0006510416667 |
| Cord foot | cd-ft | 0.005208333333 |
| Cunit | cunit | 0.0008333333333 |
| Thousand board feet | MBF | 0.001 |
| Cubic yard | yd³ | 0.003086419753 |
| Pallet (48×40×48 in) | pallet | 0.0015625 |
How the board foot to cubic meter conversion works
Multiply by 0.002359737216 to go from board foot to cubic meter:
m³ = fbm × 0.002359737216
Going the other way, multiply by 423.7760007, which is the same as dividing by 0.002359737216.
Questions
How many cubic meter are in one board foot?
One board foot equals 0.002359737216 cubic meter.
Which units does this volume (lumber) converter cover?
10 units in total, all referenced to the cubic meter. They include cubic meter, board foot, cubic foot, cubic inch, cord, cord foot and more. Pick any pair from the two dropdown lists.
How precise are the results?
Every conversion is computed in your browser at double precision from the factors listed on this page, which follow the SI definitions and the exact international agreements for imperial and US customary units. Use the Decimals control to round the display without changing the underlying value.
Does anything I type leave my device?
No. The converter is plain JavaScript running locally, with no server round-trip, and the page keeps working offline once loaded.