Convert Steres to Timber fathoms
Convert Steres (st) to Timber fathoms (tim. fath.) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
tim. fath. = st × 0.1634938274
About Steres
The stere (st) = exactly 1 m³ - a metric firewood unit from the 1793 French Republican system. Still used colloquially in France, Germany, and Switzerland: Ster/Raummeter (stacked m³), Festmeter (solid m³ = fm), SchΓΌttraummeter (loose chips ≈ 0.4 fm). One stacked stere contains ≈ 0.5-0.7 m³ of actual solid wood. 1 stere = 1 m³ = 35.315 ft³ ≈ 424 bf.
About Timber fathoms
The timber fathom is an archaic Scottish/N.English unit = 6 ft × 6 ft × 6 ft = 216 ft³ = 6.1164 m³ (not to be confused with the nautical fathom of water depth = 6 ft length). Used in Scottish estate forestry and Lanarkshire mine pit-prop purchasing; surveyors stacked poles in a 6×6×6 ft crib to measure delivery. Superseded by ft³ and load by late 19th century. 1 timber fathom = 216 ft³ = 6.1164 m³ ≈ 2,592 bf.
Quick Reference Table
| Steres (st) | Timber fathoms (tim. fath.) |
|---|---|
| 1 st | 0.163494 tim. fath. |
| 2 st | 0.326988 tim. fath. |
| 5 st | 0.817469 tim. fath. |
| 10 st | 1.63494 tim. fath. |
| 25 st | 4.08735 tim. fath. |
| 50 st | 8.17469 tim. fath. |
| 100 st | 16.3494 tim. fath. |