how do you convert cubic metres to planks?

Question

if oak is £2000.00 per cubic metre and i want to buy a piece that is 300mm wide, 30mm thick and 3000mm long, whats the equation to get the price?

Answer 1

First you need to convert millimetres to meters. So
300mm = 30cm = 0.3m (centi = 1/100th)
30mm = 0.03m
3000mm = 3m
Now multiply the metre measurements together to get cubic metres. So:
0.3 * 0.03 * 3 = 0.027 metres cubed = £54

Answer 2

£2000 a cubic metre for Oak, thats very expensive prime oak 32mm boards are around £800 a cubic metre try British hardwoods. http://www.britishhardwoods.co.uk/index.html

Just a note though 300mm wide board of Oak will bow, warp, twist, spring and shake. get a local Joiners shop to finger joint 2 160x 30 or 3 110 x 30 lengths together will be much more stable

Answer 3

If your question is to be taken seriously and you desire to buy oak from a timber merchant. then I have to ask whether you have actually been quoted the figures you mention. In the trade, you normally buy timber by the "metre" (linear not cubed); If you are buying floorboards you buy them by "the square".
In imperial size you are talking of 10 foot long by a foot wide and just over an inch thick.
I doubt whether you will be able to buy oak in this size unless of course it has been machined, jointed and glued. So rather than go into this highly "unusual" method of pricing why not just ask for what you require. In simple terms it will cost you about £100-£120 plus vat.
That's how I buy my oak.

Answer 4

1 meter = 1000 mm, so 1 cubic meter =1,000,000,000 cubic mm. 300mm x 30mm x 3000mm = 27,000,000mm. 27,000,000 / 1,000,000,000 = 0.027cu. meters. .027 x £2000 = £54.

OR convert the measurements. 300 mm = 0.3 meters; 30 mm = 0.03 meters; 3000mm = 3 meters. 3 x 0.03 x 3 = 0.027 cubic meters. 0.027 x £2000 = £54.

Answer 5

well let do the math.

300*30*3000 is 27,000,000 cubic mm
1 cubic meter is 1000*1000*1000 1,000,000,000 cubic mm

drop the common 0's and we have

(27/1000)*2000 should be 54 pounds sterling (sorry north American keyboard)

Answer 6

oh....

dont cubic metres of oak come by the metre then?

if you grew your own oak, i predict that it may take in excess of a decade to grow your own. on the plus side you could save lots of money.

maybe you could recycle some other wood, and thus add the eco/global friendly buzz word into your project?

Answer 7

greatbric your answer makes sense because 2000 pound is for
unprocessed wood which does not include transport ect.