What Is This Tool?
This converter helps translate volume from board foot, used in lumber and woodworking, into ton register, a maritime unit expressing ship internal capacity in register tons.
How to Use This Tool?
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Enter the volume in board feet that you want to convert.
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Select board foot as the source unit and ton register (ton reg) as the target unit.
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Click convert to get the equivalent ton register volume.
Key Features
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Converts lumber volume in board feet to ship volume in ton register (ton reg).
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Supports understanding of maritime historical volume measures.
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Useful for construction, woodworking, shipping, and port fee calculations.
Examples
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500 board feet equals 0.41666665 ton register (500 × 0.0008333333).
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1200 board feet equals 1.0 ton register (1200 × 0.0008333333).
Common Use Cases
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Estimating lumber volumes for shipping and transportation based on maritime measures.
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Translating wood product volumes for historical or archival ship cargo records.
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Calculating port fees and charges using vessel capacity in register tons.
Tips & Best Practices
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Verify the volume input is in board feet, a lumber-specific unit.
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Understand that ton register is a historical unit mainly relevant in maritime contexts.
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Use the converter to relate woodworking measures to shipping requirements accurately.
Limitations
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Board foot applies only to lumber and is not a general volume unit.
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Ton register is mostly obsolete, replaced by modern tonnage standards since 1969.
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Conversion precision may vary due to large volume differences between units.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is a board foot?
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A board foot is a volume unit for lumber equal to a board 1 foot by 1 foot by 1 inch, representing 144 cubic inches.
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What is a ton register?
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A ton register is a historical maritime unit of volume equal to 100 cubic feet, used to measure a ship’s internal capacity.
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Why convert board feet to ton register?
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Users convert to relate lumber volume to ship cargo space measures, especially for historical ship records and shipping logistics.
Key Terminology
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Board foot
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A lumber volume unit equal to a board 1 foot long, 1 foot wide, and 1 inch thick (144 cubic inches).
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Ton register [ton reg]
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A historical maritime volume unit equal to 100 cubic feet, used to express a ship’s internal capacity.