There's a definition found in Wiki Cord (unit) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, yet I don't get it. "Ranked and well stowed" 128 cubic feet. Does it include the air too? Or is it the solid wood only?
Thanks. Sam
Thanks. Sam
There's a definition found in Wiki Cord (unit) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, yet I don't get it. "Ranked and well stowed" 128 cubic feet. Does it include the air too? Or is it the solid wood only?
Thanks. Sam
Danke, Jake.
How do you convert that to the solid wood volume?
I don't dare to ask about board feet at this moment. I'd just like to get hang of your units.
How do you convert that to the solid wood volume?
I always deliver a little more than a cord. It pays well to do so
I've never seen anybody deliver EXACTLY a cord. Most people are a little over. And some are a little short.
Actual wood volume of a cord is around 80-90 cubic feet.
Where is the 90 cubic feet coming from? I mean how are you figuring that? There is no way there is a 30% loss for air. No matter how you slice it 128 cubic feet is a cord. You just need more than that to get you there. Also I don't mean to turn this into a math equation, but 1 cubic foot equals 12 board feet. A board foot is 1" x 12" x 12". So in a cubic foot you have 12" x 12" x 12"= 12 bf. 12 bf x 128 cubic feet (volume of cord) = 1536 bf.
A cord only OCCUPIES 128 cu. ft. of space. Actual wood volume, from the many different sources I've read, are 80-90 cu. ft.
And yes, there is 12bf per cf, but then you gotta factor in kerf and bark and fart space :msp_biggrin:
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