Wood Weight Calculator
Weight of a board or a whole project from its volume and the density of the species.
At a glance
- What you enter
- Length of one piece, Nominal width, Nominal thickness, How many pieces, Unit system, Wood species, Use dressed dimensions
- What you get
- Total volume, Total weight, Weight of one piece, Total weight in kilograms, Pounds per board foot
- Formula shown
- Yes, every step, right below your results.
- Cost and privacy
- Free, no account needed, and nothing you type is stored.
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Results are estimates for general information only, always verify with a professional or official source before acting on them.
How to use the Wood Weight Calculator
- 1 Enter Length of one piece, Measured in the unit you choose below.
- 2 Enter Nominal width, The name on the price tag, so 6 for a 1x6 and 4 for a 2x4.
- 3 Enter Nominal thickness, The name on the price tag, so 1 for a 1x6 and 2 for a 2x4.
- 4 Enter How many pieces
- 5 Enter Unit system
- 6 Enter Wood species
- 7 Enter Use dressed dimensions, Leave off for the nominal size on the price tag, turn on for the size the board actually measures after planing.
- 8 Press Calculate. You get Total volume, Total weight, Weight of one piece, Total weight in kilograms, Pounds per board foot, and every intermediate step stays visible under "How is this calculated?"
- 9 Change one number at a time to see what moves the result, that is usually the most useful thing a calculator can tell you.
Worked examples
Real numbers run through this calculator. Open any example to load it into the form above and change it.
One oak board, 1x6 at 8 feet
Nominal 1x6 oak, weighed as the dressed board.
You enter
- Length of one piece
- 8
- Nominal width
- 6
- Nominal thickness
- 1
- How many pieces
- 1
- Unit system
- 2
- Wood species
- 1
- Use dressed dimensions
- Yes
You get
- Total volume
- 0.23 cu ft
- Total weight
- 10.31 lb
- Weight of one piece
- 10.31 lb
- Total weight in kilograms
- 4.68 kg
- Pounds per board foot
- 2.58 lb/bf
The dressed board is 0.229 cubic feet, so about 10 pounds of oak.
Workbench top in hard maple
A 72 inch maple top, 24 inches wide and 2 inches thick, as one piece.
You enter
- Length of one piece
- 72
- Nominal width
- 24
- Nominal thickness
- 2
- How many pieces
- 1
- Unit system
- 1
- Wood species
- 2
- Use dressed dimensions
- Yes
You get
- Total volume
- 1.45 cu ft
- Total weight
- 63.94 lb
- Weight of one piece
- 63.94 lb
- Total weight in kilograms
- 29.00 kg
- Pounds per board foot
- 2.66 lb/bf
A laminated top of this size is heavy enough to need two people.
Twenty pine studs
Twenty nominal 2x4s at 8 feet in loblolly pine, at nominal volume.
You enter
- Length of one piece
- 8
- Nominal width
- 4
- Nominal thickness
- 2
- How many pieces
- 20
- Unit system
- 2
- Wood species
- 10
- Use dressed dimensions
- No
You get
- Total volume
- 8.89 cu ft
- Total weight
- 311.11 lb
- Weight of one piece
- 15.56 lb
- Total weight in kilograms
- 141.12 kg
- Pounds per board foot
- 2.92 lb/bf
Nominal volume overstates the wood, but it is what a delivered pack is priced on.
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Frequently asked questions
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