Material Waste Calculator

How much extra material to buy for a waste percentage, and what that waste actually costs you.

Material the project needs units

In whatever unit you are buying: board feet, sheets, linear feet or square feet.

Expected waste %

Ten to fifteen percent for clear stock, twenty to thirty for a low grade or heavy grain matching.

Price per unit USD

Share of the waste you will keep and reuse %

Offcuts held for the next project are not wasted money, so the tool deducts them at the edge.

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Free calculator by Handcraft worked examples and methodology No account, nothing stored.