Good morning, all. In addition to woodworking, I do quite a bit of computer programming. I wanted to share with you a program I recently wrote.

I originally wrote it while surfing the 'Bay for turning blanks, and was curious about how much I was paying per board foot. This little program calculates that and more.

It's donation-ware, so you're free to use it as you please for as long as you want. I will periodically post new versions, so feel free to PM me if you want to get notified of them. I'll also post up here.

Here's the feature list:

  • Calculate board feet from inches or feet dimensions.
  • Maintain a database of your favorite woods and per bdFt prices.
  • Total price calculation from cost per board foot.
  • Reverse price calculation: total cost to cost per board foot
  • Stay-on-top pushpin to make it easier to use while surfing.

The reverse calc is scary. Let's say you pay $10 for that 1x1x8" pen blank. That works out to only $180.00 per board foot

My programs website

Enjoy!

-Joe