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Board Feet Calculator

Board-feet per piece and total, weight and lumber cost from dimensions and quantity.

Free tier eligible — 500 calls/month with a free key from /pricing; x402 pay-per-call above quota.

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
thickness_innumberrequiredThickness in inches
width_innumberrequiredWidth in inches
length_ftnumberrequiredLength in feet
quantityintegeroptionalNumber of boards (default 1)
price_per_bfnumberoptionalPrice per board-foot in USD
speciesstringoptionalWood species (for weight)
target_bfnumberoptionalOptional: solve quantity for a target board-feet

Call it over MCP (JSON-RPC 2.0)

curl -s https://wingmanprotocol.com/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json, text/event-stream' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call", "params": {"name": "board_feet", "arguments": {"thickness_in": 100, "width_in": 12, "length_ft": 20}}}'

Or plain HTTP

curl -s https://wingmanprotocol.com/tools/board_feet \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"thickness_in": 100, "width_in": 12, "length_ft": 20}'

Try it live

Edit the JSON and run it — this POSTs to https://wingmanprotocol.com/tools/board_feet from your browser.

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