Prepared by:

LAURENCE C. FABIALA
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CARPENTRY 9
Module

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CONTENT STANDARD

• The learner demonstrates an understanding in staking out building lines.

PERFORMANCE STANDARD

• The learner independently prepares materials and stakes out building

lines in carpentry based on construction standards.
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LEARNING COMPETENCIES

LO 1. Prepare tools, equipment and materials for staking out building lines
1.1 Identify tools and materials for staking out building lines
1.2 Prepare tools and materials for staking out building lines
1.3 Select appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

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Lesson

1 Board foot computation

This lesson will tell you about board foot computation. After going through this lesson,
you are expected to:
✓ Compute lumber board foot in staking out building lines.

What Do You Already Know?

Let us determine how much you already know take this test.

Direction: Read and analyze the following question, choose the letter of the correct
answer and write it in your notebook.

1. Which of the following term use to indicate that the board foot is the unit of
measurement for most lumber items?
a. Board measure c. Lineal measure
b. Depth measure d. Surface measure

2. Which of the following type of measurement is used to get the total length in feet of a
board, regardless of its thickness or width?
a. Board measure c. Lineal measure
b. Depth measure d. Surface measure

3. Which of the following type of measurement is calculated without regard to thickness

of the piece?
a. Board measure c. Lineal measure
b. Depth measure d. Surface measure

4. If “ is annunciated with foot then ’ is for _____________.

a. Centimenter c. Meter
b. Inche d. Yard

5. Which of the following is the correct formula in getting the board foot of a lumber?

a. (T x W) - L = Board ft.
144
b. T x W x L = Board ft.
144
c. T - W + L = Board ft.
144
d. T + W + L = Board ft.
144

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What you need to know?

Read comprehensively and study carefully lesson 1 then find out how much you
can remember and how much you learned by doing the activities below.

In a broad sense, commercial lumber is any lumber that is bought or sold in the
normal channels of commerce. Commercial lumber may be found in a variety of forms,
species, and types, and in various commercial establishments, both wholesale and
retail. Most commercial lumber is graded by standardized rules that make purchasing
more or less uniform throughout the country.
When sawn, a log yields lumber of varying quality. To enable users to buy the
quality that best suits their purposes, lumber is graded into use categories, each having
an appropriate range in quality.
Generally, the grade of a piece of lumber is based on the number, character, and
location of features that may lower the strength, durability, or utility value of the
lumber. Among the more common visual features are knots, checks, pitch pockets,
shake, and stain, some of which are a natural part of the tree. Some grades are free or
practically free from these features. Other grades, which constitute the great bulk of
lumber, contain fairly numerous knots and other features. With proper grading, lumber
containing these features is entirely satisfactory for many uses

THREE BASIC UNITS OF MEASURE ARE USED FOR LUMBER:

1. BOARD MEASURE - is the term to indicate that the board foot is the unit of
measurement for most lumber items. A board foot is defined as a piece one inch
thick (nominal) by one foot wide (nominal) by one foot long (actual) or its
equivalent. For instance a 2 x 6 also equals one board foot for each foot of length
Board footage is calculated by multiplying the nominal thickness in inches (T) by
the nominal width in inches (W) by the actual length in feet (L) and dividing by
12. The formula is: T x W x L = Board ft.
12
Where: T = nominal thickness in inches
W = nominal width in inches
L = length in feet
2. SURFACE MEASURE - is the square feet on the surface of a piece of lumber.
Surface measure is calculated without regard to thickness of the piece, i.e. 2 x 12
board, one foot long equals one square foot.
The formula is: W x L = Surface Measure
12
3. LINEAL MEASURE - is the total length in feet of a board, regardless of its
thickness or width, i.e. a 2 x 14 one foot long is one lineal foot.

Although there are three ways three ways basic units of measure used in lumber, we
will only focus on board measure.

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Everything we build in the woodshop has an associated cost, even when we are
using waste or scrap material. The ability for a woodworker to make a profit lies heavily
on her ability to make accurate calculations and keep records of the materials she uses
and the time it takes her to complete a project - from concept to product delivery. One
of the fundamental steps in calculating the cost of a project focuses on a method used
in industry to sell solid lumber. The board foot is used as the basic unit of
measurement to determine the cost of materials bought or sold. A board foot is simply
the volume of one square foot of material - NOT one cubic foot. Assuming we are using
dimensions in inches, the formula we use to calculate board feet is: ( l e n g t h × w i
d t h × t h i c k n e s s ) ÷ 144.

Example: Compute the total board feet of 3 pieces 1" x 6" x 8' Mahogany board and
calculate the cost if the amount per board foot is Php. 48.67.

Step 1: If we need to purchase a gross-cut 1" x 6" x 8' board, we need to first ensure
our dimensions are all using the same units. Remember that a ' is used to annunciate
"feet" while a " is used to annunciate inches.
o 8' is read as eight feet
o 8" is read as eight inches

Thus 8’ is 8 feet therefore we need to convert it into inches (1 foot is equal to 12 inches).
To Convert 8 feet to inches we need to multiply 8 to 12 to get 96” (96 inches)
• 1" = 1"
• 6" = 6"
• 8' = 96"

Step 2: Multiply all the dimension

(1×6)=6
( 6 × 96 ) = 576

Step 3: Divide the product to 144.

576 ÷ 144 = 4
**So, a 1 x 6 x 8' board is equal to four board feet.

Step 4: Multiply the computed board foot to the amount per board foot of the given
lumber, then we calculate the cost.
4 × 48.67 = 194.68
**Our material cost for 1 pc of 1" x 6" x 8' Mahogany is Php. 194.68

Step 5: Multiply the cost of lumber to the number of pieces.

If the total cost of 1 piece of 1" x 6" x 8' Mahogany is Php. 194.68 then we need to
multiply it to 3 because we need 3 pieces.
Php. 194.68 x 3 = Php. 584.04

**Therefore the amount of 3 pieces 1" x 6" x 8' Mahogany is Php. 584.04

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Special notes:
• If the thickness of a board is less than 1", it is calculated as if it is one inch
thick. For example, If I want to purchase a piece of lumber and it is 3/8"
thick, 12" wide, and 12" long, I will be paying the same as if it was 1" thick,
12" wide, and 12" long.
• Prices of lumber per board foot vary depending on the type of species of wood.
Use the table below to familiarize the cost per board foot.

AVERAGE DOMESTIC RETAIL PRICE OF ROUGH LUMBER: 2nd Quarter 2020

SPECIES AVERAGE AMOUNT

Acacia Mangium 50.66

Acacia 41.00

Antipolo 48.75

Bangras 50.00

Durian 35.00

Falcata 26.25

Ipil-Ipil 24.78

Mahogany 48.67

Marang 30.00

Pili 57.00

Santol 97.79

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How Much Have You Learned?

Activity1: Direction: Calculate the total board feet and total cost.

1. Calculate the total board feet and total cost of 3 pieces of Acacia that are 1” thick 6”
wide and 8’ long.

2. Calculate the total board feet and total cost of 2 pieces of Antipolo that are 1” thick 8”
wide and 12’ long.

3.Calculate the total board feet and total cost of 2 pieces of Bangras that are 1” thick 1’
wide and 8’ long.

4. Calculate the total board feet and total cost of 3 pieces of Mahogany that are 1” thick
4” wide and 72” long.
5. Calculate the total board feet and total cost of 2 pieces of Ipil-Ipil that are 1” thick 3 ”
wide and 14’ long?

6. Calculate the total board feet and total cost of 4 pieces of Marang that are 1” thick
4.5” wide and 72” long.

7. Calculate the total board feet and total cost of 2 pieces of Pili that are 1” thick ½ ”
wide and 12’ long.

8. Calculate the total board feet and total cost of 3 pieces of Santol that are 1” thick 12”
wide and 5’ long.

9. Calculate the total board feet and total cost of 4 pieces of Acacia Mangium that are
1” thick 1.5’ wide and 30” long.
10.Calculate the total board feet and total cost of 2 pieces of Durian that are 1” thick
18” wide and 12” long.

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Congratulations for completing this

module
References:
https://hbuhsd.instructure.com/courses/3193/assignments/861
https://drive.google.com/file/d/141aGKlIuhQjRgCWVSeq2bbN0I7SoHOAI/view
http://rsswood.weebly.com/uploads/8/3/6/9/8369164/assignment_4_%E2%80%
93_research_-_calculating_board_feet.pdf
naradus/basic-geometrical-constructions
https://www.slideshare.net/hermiraguilar/engineering-drawing-geometric-
construction-lesso

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