MFPA | Wood Volume Conversions

Table 3. Wood volume conversions (solid wood)

If you know:	And want to find:	Multiply by:

inches	millimeters	25.40000
millimeters	inches	0.03937
inches	centimeters	2.54000
centimeters	inches	0.39370
feet	meters	0.30480
meters	feet	3.28000
MBF, full sawn*	cubic meters	2.36000
cubic meters	MBF, full sawn*	0.42400
MSF, 3/8" basis	cubic meters	0.88500
cubic meters	MSF, 3/8" basis	1.13000
acres	hectares	0.40470
hectares	acres	2.47110
cubic feet	cubic meters	0.02800
cubic meters	cubic feet	35.31370
short tons (2,000 lbs)	metric tons	0.90700
long tons (2,240 lbs)	metric tons	1.01600
metric tons	short tons	1.10200
*Nominal sawn lumber is usually converted to cubic measure by the same factors. Actually, there are approximately 638 board feet of nominal sized lumber in a cubic meter, making the mathematically correct conversion factors 1.57 and .638.