For woodworkers
Enter your project's cut list before you go. Then at the lumber store, scan each board as you pick it. Boardwise tells you exactly how much more you need, how much it'll cost, and whether you're cutting it too close.
— Hobbyist woodworker, r/woodworking
Find project plans or work from a list on your own
Figure out what cuts you need from those plans
Go to the lumber store, measure boards with a tape measure
Guess if the board is thick enough, wide enough, long enough
Buy wood. Get home. Realize you're short.
Enter every piece you need — thickness, width, length, quantity. Boardwise calculates total board feet required.
At the store, enter each board's dimensions. Boardwise immediately shows how it maps to your cut list and how much it yields.
Running total shows exactly how many more board feet you need, and an estimated cost to finish the project.
Know how much margin you have before a board is too narrow or too short to re-saw into the pieces you need.
Enter the store's price per board foot and instantly see what each board will cost — and what your full project will run.
Leave the store with everything you need, knowing you won't be back. Save money, save time, save the trip.
Open your project in Boardwise. Enter each piece you need — thickness, width, length, quantity. Set the wood species and your lumberyard's price per board foot.
Walk the aisles with your phone. Enter each board's dimensions as you pick it up. Boardwise shows you how much board feet that board yields and which cuts it covers.
When your shortfall hits zero — you're done. No guesswork, no second trip, no paying for boards you don't need.
"Buying lumber shouldn't require a spreadsheet and a prayer. It should require a tool that actually helps."
We built Boardwise because we got tired of the guessing game. The lumber store is a great place to discover what's in stock — but it should not be the place where your project falls apart.
The gap between a well-planned project and an expensive mistake is usually just bad information. Boardwise closes that gap.