What is a linear foot? Say you want to buy some wood, rough cut 2" thick (don't know the width) at, say, $7 a linear foot. What amount of wood would ( a woodchuck, etc.) I get in a foot and how much would it cost? Thanx

A linear foot is a one foot measurement(length) for the wood in question.How much wood you are getting depends on the thickness and width of thewood. You would have to figure how many board feet there is in the linearfoot to determine how much the cost per board foot is. Board foot = Widthx thickness x length. So if your 2" thick wood was 12" wide, you wouldhave 2 board feet in a linear foot, which = #3.50 a board foot.P.T.

Linear foot??

May 25, 2006 21 Replies

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Cappy 20 years ago

I pay about 700 Euros per cubic metre here in France for 12 year dried oak suitable for cabinet making (rough cut though). 1300 pounds is pretty steep

Rory

Bob Mart> >> > >>>I have always purchased rough lumber by the board foot and dressed

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Bob Martin 20 years ago

I'll be on the shuttle next time I need some!

700 Euros seems cheap even by US standards.

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