About Board Foot Calculator
Board Foot Calculator is a free collection of practical woodworking calculators for woodworkers, furniture makers, and lumber buyers. It calculates mixed-size board-foot tallies, lumber cost, waste allowance, tax, delivery, and milling expenses in imperial or metric units. It also includes rough lumber planning, lumberyard tally, drawer box, cabinet door, board-and-batten, and equal-spacing tools. Unlike a basic one-line calculator, it explains the formula, distinguishes rough, nominal, and actual dimensions, stores entries locally, and supports CSV export and printable tallies. No account is required.
Why I built this
I built it after seeing woodworkers repeatedly struggle to turn cut lists and random-width boards into a realistic purchase total. Most calculators stop at volume and ignore mixed sizes, waste, tax, delivery, and lumberyard tally differences. The goal was a transparent, practical tool that works in the shop or at the yard without requiring an account.