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I don’t think you can have a 1m^3 of wood. Life is not Minecraft.

by hartator 3y ago

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candiddevmike 3y ago
If you buy logs you probably can
tinco 3y ago
If 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 ago
  And 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 ago
Germany 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 ago
Unless 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 ago
A 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 ago
I think you would need old growth for true 1m³
Am4TIfIsER0ppos 3y ago
I don't think most replies got the idea you mean a cube with sides measuring one meter.
applied_heat 3y ago
In forestry road use agreements payments are made based on m^3 of wood hauled in the format of logs
extraduder_ire 3y ago
Would 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 ago
  No. Cubic meters is a volume measure, just as liter is. 1cm = 1000l

I don’t think you can have a 1m^3 of wood. Life is not Minecraft.

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candiddevmike 3y ago

If you buy logs you probably can

tinco 3y ago

If 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 ago
And 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 ago

Germany 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 ago

Unless 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 ago

A 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 ago

I think you would need old growth for true 1m³

Am4TIfIsER0ppos 3y ago

I don't think most replies got the idea you mean a cube with sides measuring one meter.

applied_heat 3y ago

In forestry road use agreements payments are made based on m^3 of wood hauled in the format of logs

extraduder_ire 3y ago

Would 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 ago
No. Cubic meters is a volume measure, just as liter is. 1cm = 1000l