Timbeter Container vs Board Foot Calculator

Timbeter Container is a smart-device (smartphone or tablet) solution for log counting and volume estimation for timber transported in containers. Reduce your valuable time on making measurements and the boring process of inserting data! Loading logs into containers, measuring them and compiling a bill of ladings is extremely time consuming. Timbeter Container removes measurement and documentation problems, providing a straightforward tool for your reports. Information is easily shared and if disagreements arise, digital footprints are always available to check and assess. Using Timbeter Container is so easy: you simply make photos of the packs loaded into the containers, the application counts the number of logs, provides the volume estimation and the diameters of each log. All your digital data is structured accordingly; measurements, the number of containers and a bill of lading. Every measurement recorded is connected to each specific container and each specific load. Data can be easily shared via a link with your receiving party. Buyers can view in advance the quality of the wood and possible disagreements over the amounts are easily avoided. All the container packs can be re-measured in the web-based storage module, enabling even better transparent data exchange between your clients. In the storage module users have a real-time overview of all the measurements made - so you can analyze and share your data. Timbeter enables you to minimize human error when either making your measurements or data entry. Timbeter doesn't require any special data configuration or installation: you simply download the application, insert the data regarding the bill of lading and your containers to the storage module and being making the measurements. Simple!

Board feet, cost and cut lists for woodworkers, sawyers and builders. Fast at the lumberyard, accurate in the shop. INSTANT BOARD FEET • Tap 4/4, 5/4, 8/4… or a nominal size like 2×4 and 2×6 • Type fractions (1 3/4) or decimals, in inches, feet, mm, cm or m • See total board feet, board feet per piece, cubic meters and linear feet as you type • Add a price per board foot, per m³, per linear foot or per piece and get the cost in your currency CUT LISTS FOR WHOLE PROJECTS • Add every board for a table, cabinet, deck or shed • Waste allowance (15–20% is typical for hardwood) built into the total • Totals by species, net and with waste, plus estimated cost • Edit, reorder and duplicate lists QUICK TALLY AT THE LUMBERYARD • Set thickness, length and species once • Measure each random-width board and tap + — the tally adds up as you go CUT OPTIMIZER • Plywood and sheet goods: lay out every part on 4×8 sheets with straight through-cuts, saw kerf and grain direction • Solid boards: cut parts end to end from the stock lengths your yard sells (8, 10, 12 ft…) • A shopping list — how many boards of each length or how many sheets — with offcuts and cost • Cutting diagrams on screen and as a PDF for the shop WEIGHT • Weight of every board and cut list for 30+ species, kiln dried, air dried or green LOG SCALE • Board feet in a log by Doyle, Scribner and International ¼" • Value per 1,000 board feet (MBF) and cubic volume LUMBER INVENTORY • Photos, species, location, pieces and value of what's in your shop • Search and sort, use one piece with a swipe EXPORT • Share a clean PDF cut list with your supplier or client, or a CSV for your spreadsheet FREE vs PRO The calculator, history, one cut list (up to 5 boards) and the Doyle log rule are free. Board Foot Pro is a one-time purchase — no subscription — that unlocks unlimited cut lists, quick tally, PDF/CSV export, all log rules, inventory and the species price book. If you bought the paid version of the app before, Pro is already included. All your data stays on your device.