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Firewood & Cord Calcuations

How to figure out how much wood you've got!

FHC Cord Calculator










A cord of firewood measures 4' x 4' x 8' and contains 128 cubic feet. You can calculate the size of a stack in cubic feet by measuring the height, depth, and length of the stack and multiplying one by the other two. For instance:

4' high x 1.5' deep x 48' long = 288 cubic feet

To figure out how many cord is in that same stack, simple divide it's size in cubic feet by the 128 cubic feet that are in a cord.

288 cubic feet divided by 128 cubic feet = 2.25 cord



Log to Cord Calculator

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Recent Reviews

  1. Wildbill
    Wildbill
    5/5,
    Great resource. Thanks for taking the time to set this up!
    Oct 22, 2024
  2. Woodpusherpro
    Woodpusherpro
    4/5,
    Very good resource.

    I wanted to know how much to stack on a typical 40" x 48" pallet to equal a rick (face cord, 1/3 cord, etc.).

    I had to plug and play with the height to equal .34 cord, bht quickly found it to be 40".

    Could be improved, but handy and useful nevertheless.
    Aug 8, 2022
  3. RCK48
    RCK48
    5/5,
    Great calculator & info.
    Apr 1, 2021
  4. Hammy
    Hammy
    5/5,
    Works well. Thank
    Sep 12, 2020
  5. RGrant
    RGrant
    5/5,
    This is exceptionally well made and useful. I have been referencing it myself and sharing it with others.
    Sep 4, 2019
  6. Sourwood
    Sourwood
    5/5,
    Handy device. Can one be made to measure a holzen haus? Formula is height x pi x radius squared. read that a traditional 7' tall by 8' diameter is 2 cords.
    Jan 26, 2018
  7. joey arsenault
    joey arsenault
    5/5,
    love the log chart
    Nov 19, 2017
  8. PogoInTheWoods
    PogoInTheWoods
    5/5,
    Handy dandy for sure. I like the log calculator too, and wonder how that one works. I've used the formula for finding cylinder volume as a guess-timate for the cubic feet in a log..., which will obviously be less than when it's split and stacked with all the air space.
    Apr 7, 2017
  9. Grahamt
    Grahamt
    5/5,
    I had no idea how much wood I had , this makes it easy
    Dec 3, 2016
  10. MarcusScott03
    MarcusScott03
    5/5,
    Easy to use
    Nov 5, 2016
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