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metric system is so much easier: m³
by em3rgent0rdr 3y ago
metric system is so much easier: m³
- hartator 3y agoI don’t think you can have a 1m^3 of wood. Life is not Minecraft.
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- candiddevmike 3y agoIf you buy logs you probably can
- tinco 3y agoIf you're purchasing gross lumber here in The Netherlands it is definitely priced per m3. For example here: https://inlands-hout.nl/houtsoorten-en-prijslijst/ https://inlands-hout.nl/houtsoorten-en-prijslijst/ Just like with board feet it doesn't say anything about the actual dimensions. Also, I don't think it's much better as a unit than board feet either, both have very unclear relationship to the actual amounts you need. You'll always need to do a pretty complex calculation to figure out how much you'd need to buy. The pricing is mostly useful as a comparison to look at relative or day to day pricing differences.
- singleshot_ 3y agoAnd for what it’s worth, the board foot cost of a 2x4 and the board foot cost of a 2x12 are wildly different.
- mtmail 3y agoGermany uses Euro per Festmeter as measure, a Festmeter is 1m^3. Trees are round of course but Festmeter is on the invoices and pricing tables.
- mrcode007 3y agoUnless you’re making infinitely thin two dimensional planes made of wood you always get a cubic volume of wood. Always. No exceptions. What do you think W x L x H stand for?
- Jedd 3y agoA foot is a (variable) measure of length. A board foot is a measure of volume - with an implicit third dimension. So you could just use the SI unit for volume. A board foot ~= 2.4 litres. This seems a bit silly though, as timber is not fungible in the way you'd expect a volume of something to be. As noted by sibling comments, you very much can buy timber in cubic metres - a convenience for costing / transport - but you're not going to buy timber without knowing dimensions of the individual lengths.
- m463 3y agoI think you would need old growth for true 1m³
- Am4TIfIsER0ppos 3y agoI don't think most replies got the idea you mean a cube with sides measuring one meter.
- applied_heat 3y agoIn forestry road use agreements payments are made based on m^3 of wood hauled in the format of logs
- extraduder_ire 3y agoWould litres make more sense? It is kind of vague though, since you'd be paying for the cuts you have to make and material you'll lose.
- RamblingCTO 3y agoNo. Cubic meters is a volume measure, just as liter is. 1cm = 1000l
- jpitz 3y agoMetric makes the math easier, but it is much easier for me to relate to 40 board-feet of lumber than to 0.0944 cubic-meters.
- olyjohn 3y agoJust like temperature. F is easier for me to relate to. 0 is very cold. 100 is very hot. We like it pretty warm, so 70-72 is great. Also F has a much finer scale for adjustments. I don't have to set my thermostat to 22.5 degrees to be comfortable. I don't really care about the boiling point or freezing point of water in my day to day life.
- osigurdson 3y agoI bet you likes miles, feet and country specific gallons too. Enjoy your unit system!
- applied_heat 3y agoI am quite interested in knowing if it is going to rain or snow, if there might be ice on the road, if my hot tub might freeze if it is not turned on, etc.