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Board Resaw Yield calculator.

Count finished equal-thickness boards from a supplied blank, saw kerf and surfacing allowance.

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How this calculation works.

Uniform resaw arithmetic only. Grain, defects, moisture movement and machine suitability are excluded.

Yield = floor((blank thickness + kerf)/(finished thickness + surfacing allowance + kerf))Calculated with normalised units

A worked example

Illustrative inputs only. Product properties and design dimensions are not recommendations for your project.

Blank thickness
50 mm
Finished board thickness
10 mm
Surfacing allowance per resulting board
2 mm
Saw kerf
3 mm
Required finished boards
10

Source blanks: 4 blanks

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Use dimensions from your plan and properties from your chosen product. Any design spacing, section or fixing pattern must already be specified.

Uniform resaw arithmetic only. Grain, defects, moisture movement and machine suitability are excluded.

Method: dimensional arithmetic and user-supplied specifications. Software checks: 2026-10-04. Calculation and review policy.

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