WOODWORKING QUIZ for 25 July 04

[Ralph Jones]

Good Evening Friends,
I know you don't normally use Board Feet in the land of OZ but, would you try to figure this problem for me?

If you have 21 pieces of 5/4 x 8 x 12' of timber, how many Board feet would you have?

Respectfully,

[E. maculata]

Gidday Ralph.

From dark recesses of my youth I think 8x11/4 @ 12 foot long=10 super foot per board which makes the order 210 super feet, I think is the answer.

Bruce C.

[macca2]

162.32 seem like a good guess

Macca

[Ivan in Oz]

Good Evening Friends,
I know you don't normally use Board Feet in the land of OZ but, would you try to figure this problem for me?

If you have 21 pieces of 5/4 x 8 x 12' of timber, how many Board feet would you have?

Respectfully,

21 x 5/4" x 8" x 12' =??????

21 x 5/ x 8/ x 12
4 x 12 12 .........
=
21 x 480/ 576.....

= 10080/576

=

17.6 Board Feet..................Close????

[Ralph Jones]

Good Evening Friend,
The answer is indeed 210 super or board feet and it is figured in the same method that has already been posted .

21 x 1 1/4 x 8 x 12 = 2520/12=210. If you noticed that when you multiplied the 21 x 1 1/4 x 8 you automatically had the correct answer with out using the 12'.

Thank you for your support.

Respectfully,