📏 Cord of Wood Volume Calculator
A standard full cord is 128 cubic feet (commonly stacked 4ft high × 4ft deep × 8ft long). Enter your stack's dimensions to see how many cords you have.
How the cord figure is worked out
The calculator multiplies your three stack measurements to get a volume in cubic feet, then divides by 128, because a full cord is defined as 128 cubic feet of neatly stacked wood:
cubic feet = length × depth × height
cords = cubic feet / 128The 4 ft × 4 ft × 8 ft arrangement in the default boxes is only the traditional shape of that volume, not the definition. A stack 20 ft long, 4 ft high and 1.33 ft deep (16 in logs) is 106.4 cubic feet, which the tool reports as 0.83 cords — the same wood, a different shape.
Face cord and rick mean whatever the seller says
Enter the depth as the actual log length, not the depth you were quoted. A "face cord" or "rick" is a 4 ft × 8 ft face one log deep, and nobody agrees how deep that log is:
| Log length | Volume | Share of a full cord |
|---|---|---|
| 12 in | 32 cu ft | 0.25 |
| 16 in | 42.7 cu ft | 0.33 |
| 18 in | 48 cu ft | 0.375 |
| 24 in | 64 cu ft | 0.50 |
Frequently asked questions
How many cubic feet are in a cord of wood?
128 cubic feet of stacked wood, including the air gaps between the pieces. The solid wood inside a cord is usually 80 to 90 cubic feet, depending on how straight and tightly stacked the splits are.
Is a face cord the same as a cord?
No. A face cord is 4 ft high and 8 ft long but only one log deep, so it is a fraction of a cord set by the log length: 0.33 of a cord for 16 in wood, half a cord for 24 in wood.
What size stack is one cord?
Any stack totalling 128 cubic feet. Common ones are 4 × 4 × 8 ft, 2 × 8 × 8 ft, and 16 in deep × 4 ft high × 24 ft long.