Where is lumber made?

Lumber is wood that has been processed into beams and plank. The biggest producers of lumber are concentrated in the Baltic Sea region and North America. The futures contract traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange specifies that the lumber must be manufactured in certain U.S. states and Canadian provinces.

How much does a lumber board weigh?

An air-dried 2×4 x 8-foot-long lumber board made out of Douglas Fir weighs about 10 pounds. A board with the same dimensions made out of Sitka Spruce only weighs around 8 pounds. Almost all lumber used for construction in the U.S. is made from spruce, pine, and fir, so our chart has weights for lumber made from all three.

How do you calculate lumber weight?

The formula for the weight of lumber is simply density x volume. Determining the weight of an actual board is a little more involved. Step 1 : Determine the wood type. To determine lumber weight, you need to know what kind of wood the lumber is made from. Step 2 : Look up the density of the wood.

What factors affect lumber weight?

Lumber weight depends on the length and cross-sectional dimensions of the board, the moisture content of the wood, and which tree species the lumber was made from. Moisture will increase lumber weight. Green lumber has a higher moisture content than air-dried lumber, and air-dried lumber has a higher moisture content than oven-dried lumber.