What is 12FBM in Gills?

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What is 12 Board Feet (12FBM) in Gills (gi)?

What is 12FBM in gi? Convert 12 Board Feet (12FBM) to Gills (gi) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Board Feet to Gills

Formula
gi = FBM x 16.61
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Gills, multiply the number of Board Feet by 16.6
Board Feet (FBM) in 1 Gill
There are 0.06 Board Feet in 1 Gill
Gills (gi) in 1 Board Foot
There are 16.61 Gills in 1 Board Foot

Unit Information

Board Foot
/bɔːd fʊt/
Symbol: FBM
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Board Foot?

The board foot is a unit of volume derived from the imperial system of units with the symbol FBM.

1 board foot is equal to the volume of an object one foot in length, one foot wide and one inch thick. It is therefore equal to 1/12 ft³.

The board foot is the unit used to measure rough or planed lumber. For example 2 x 4 timber when planed actually only measures 1.5 in x 3.5 in. This takes into account the wastage when planing. The board feet measurement in this case would represent the wholesale amount. Where the loss in board feet (and planing) only applies to width and thickness, the actual length is used - as there is no loss when cutting lengths.

Gill
/dʒɪl/
Symbol: gi
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Gill?

The gill is a unit of volume in the imperial unit system and uses the symbol gi.

It represents 1/4 of a pint - so in this instance, it is 1/4 of an imperial pint - therefore measures exactly 142.0653125 ml. It's also equal to 2 imperial cups and 1/32 of an imperial gallon.

It is pronounced with a "J" sound at the beginning - and it actually part of a humorous in the nursery rhyme 'Jack & Jill'.

In the UK it was used throughout pubs as standard measures; for example spirits were served as 1/6 gill as standard. In Scotland it was 1/5 gill and in Ireland 1/4 gill. It's still used in the Republic of Ireland today.


Conversion Tables for Board Feet (FBM) to Gills (gi)