Resources

Calculators

Quick shop math in your browser. Pick a calculator, fill in your numbers, and get a plan you can print.

Board foot calculator

Cut list and lumber volume in board feet.

Recoat times, coat-by-coat plan, and cure time.

How much finish to buy, from the maker’s coverage.

What to charge: materials, time, overhead, and profit.

Lay out parts on sheets and boards, with grain and kerf.

Add fractions, convert inches and mm, and space slats evenly.

How much a board shrinks or swells across its width.

How many clamps for a panel glue-up, and where.

How much a wood shelf bends under a load.

Risers, treads and stringer length for a straight stair.

Target moisture content by state, plus an EMC calculator.

Open time, clamp time and cure for common wood glues.

Hardness, workability, finish, uses and price band by species, in plain words.

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