Ok, I'm realtively new to all this, and I recently bought some wood from a local lumber supplier. I suspect I was overcharged now that I've worked over the numbers.
According to my receipt, I have 4 board feet of hard maple, and $5.213/bdft, for a total of $20.85.
However, after measuring the board at home, I'm not sure where the 4 board feet was arrived at.
From what I understand, 1 board foot = 1 inch x 12 inches by 12 inches, or 144 cubic inches? Is that correct?
The board I have is 13/16" thick by 5 1/2" wide by 73" long. I calculate that as 326.2 + inches, or roughly 2.265 board feet.
Or do I have no clue what I'm talking about? If it's really 4, can someone tell me how that's calculated?