Cord (unit of volume)
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The cord is a unit of dry volume used in Canada and in the United States to measure firewood. One cord is defined as 128 foot³ (~3.62 m³), corresponding to a woodpile 8 foot wide × 4 foot high of 4 foot long logs. In the metric system, wood is usually measured in steres or cubic metres: 1 stere = 1 m³ ≈ 0.276 cords. In the United States, the cord is defined by statute in most states. Wood is also sold by the "face cord" (sometimes called a "rick"), which is usually not legally defined, and varies regionally. For example, since firewood lengths are usually 16 inches[1], in one area a pile of wood 8 feet wide × 4 feet high of 16 inch long logs may be sold as a "face cord", though its volume is only one-third of a cord. In another region, or even from another vendor, the volume of a face cord may be considerably different.
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- ^ Page 2 of What Is A Cord?.
