Not sure I would buy one but looks like something that you can easily make yourself.
Woodpecker lumberyard tool
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I think you'd be surprised at how many people don't know how to figure a board foot. I do remember having it explained to me in jr high shop class & it seemed pretty convoluted at the time. I know how to figure it now, but, seldom use board feet. I would guess a large percentage of people who do woodworking as an occassional hobby may not know or remember how to figure a board foot.Comment
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I guess it is a woodworking way of telling someone how much surface area is in the finished product, not necessarly the number of boards actually used or how big of a scrap pile you created. Some of my projects lately I should calculate the waste lumber in BTU's and see if anyone notices. Kinda like the weather lady on tv saying we had 3 10ths of rain.Comment
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I guess I made a bad joke. My point wasn't that I expected everyone to know right off the top of their head how to calculate board feet (although I don't think it's that hard of a concept, but then I was a math major)... that's what Google is for. But they introduced the concept as if it was the first time anyone had seen the term. And I guess when I was starting out in woodworking I was concerned where every last dollar was going... I had to buy all these major shop tools, not to mention "minor" ones like clamps that could still be quite pricey, and dumping $60 on a little ruler wouldn't have even dented my radar. Wait... can you actually DENT radar? lol
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I think it's one thing to know the concept and another to calculate it competently. Many times I've been at the yard and was trying to figure out the rough cost of the board and been way too short. 8/4 6" wide boards are easy. 5/4 10" wide boards are a bit harder to do off the top of your head.Comment
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