Convert Loads to Board feet

Convert Loads (load) to Board feet (bf) instantly and accurately.

Loads (load)
Board feet (bf)

Conversion Formula

bf = load × 480

About Loads

The load (statutory load) is a traditional English round-timber unit = 40 ft³ = 1.13267 m³, established under the 1842 Weights and Measures Act. Used in Royal Navy timber procurement (oak, elm for warships) and 18th-19th-century estate forestry accounts. No longer a legal trade unit after the Weights and Measures Act 1963. 1 load = 40 ft³ = 1.1327 m³ ≈ 480 bf.

About Board feet

The board foot (bf) is the standard lumber-trade unit in the USA, Canada, and the Philippines: 1 ft × 1 ft × 1 in = 144 in³ = 0.002359737216 m³ (exact). Always calculated from nominal dimensions - a 1×6×8 ft board = 4 bf nominal, actual dressed volume is less. Hardwood lumber priced from ~$2/bf (common poplar) to $100+/bf (premium walnut). Log rules: Doyle (SE USA), Scribner (Pacific NW), International ΒΌ-inch (most accurate). 1 bf = 144 in³ = 0.00236 m³ ≈ 1/12 ft³.

Quick Reference Table

Loads (load)Board feet (bf)
1 load480 bf
2 load960 bf
5 load2400 bf
10 load4800 bf
25 load12000 bf
50 load24000 bf
100 load48000 bf

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