The two charts below provide pound-per-square foot weights for a variety of rough lumber species and structural panels including plywood, MDF, particleboard, and melamine.
Lumber Weights
| Lumber Species | Pounds per Board Foot |
|---|---|
| Alder (15/16″) | 2.15 |
| Ash | 3.1 |
| Basswood | 2.2 |
| Beech | 3.85 |
| Yellow or White Birch | 3.7 |
| Aromatic Cedar | 2.8 |
| Spanish Cedar | 2.75 |
| Cherry | 3.3 |
| Cypress | 2.8 |
| Douglas Fir | 3 |
| Hickory or Pecan | 4.25 |
| Lyptus | 4.4 |
| Mahogany | 3.45 |
| Hard Maple | 3.8 |
| Pacific Maple | 3 |
| Soft Maple | 3.3 |
| Red Oak | 4 |
| White Oak | 4.1 |
| Eastern White Pine | 2.7 |
| Ponderosa Pine | 2.67 |
| Southern Yellow Pine | 3.27 |
| Poplar | 2.9 |
| Sapele | 3.85 |
| Walnut | 3.5 |
Panel Weights
| Panel Type | Panel Thickness | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/8″ or 2.6mm | 1/4″ or 5.2mm | 3/8″ or 9mm | 1/2″ or 12mm | 5/8″ or 15mm | 3/4″ or 18mm | 1″ or 25mm | 1-1/8″ | 1-1/4″ | |
| Domestic Hardwood VC and Bending Plywood | 0.42 | 0.85 | 1.25 | 1.63 | 2 | 2.47 | 3.28 | 3.7 | 4.15 |
| Domestic Hardwood MDF and MDF Core Melamine | 1.15 | 1.75 | 2.19 | 2.7 | 3.13 | 4.35 | 4.9 | 5.45 | |
| Medium Density Fiberboard (Langboard, Holly Hill, Plum Creek, Uniboard, etc.) | 1.1 | 1.72 | 2.16 | 2.66 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.85 | 5.4 | |
| Trupan Ultra Light MDF | 2 | 2.5 | |||||||
| Particle Board | 1.15 | 1.75 | 2.25 | 2.82 | 3.44 | 4.38 | 5 | 5.55 | |
| Particle Board Core Melamine and Domestic Hardwood Panels | 1.35 | 1.8 | 2.32 | 2.92 | 3.5 | 4.85 | 5.53 | 6.2 | |
| Import Hardwood VC | 0.33 | 0.63 | 0.94 | 1.22 | 1.79 | 2.16 | 2.8 | ||
| Liner Panels with Import VC | 0.52 | 0.82 | 1.13 | 1.41 | 1.98 | 2.38 | 3 | ||
| Fir VC Panels | 0.41 | 0.82 | 1.22 | 1.79 | 2.16 | 2.8 | |||
| Russian Birch Panels | 0.44 | 1.04 | 1.32 | 2.06 | 2.25 | 3.02 | 4.05 | ||