The Lab / Calculators

TOOLS THAT SOLVE
REAL PROBLEMS.

Can a simple calculator save someone hours of work? That’s the question behind every tool here. Eight so far, from the workshop, the kitchen, and the road.

Brass calipers, a drafting compass, and a slide rule laid across a rolled blueprint
From The Maker Shop

Wood Shop Calculators

Four tools for pricing and planning work in the shop, from rough lumber to a finished quote.

Board Feet Calculator

Turn rough dimensions into board feet, and a project cost, instantly. Board feet = (Thickness × Width × Length) ÷ 144, per piece.

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CNC + Laser Project Cost Calculator

Dual-mode costing for spindle routing and laser work: material, machine time, tooling, labor, and margin, all rolled into one price.

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Laser Burn Matrix Simulator

A virtual power × speed test grid. Visualize burn depth and char on different woods before you ever fire the laser.

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Cutting Board Calculator

Price a custom cutting board from dimensions, wood species, and pattern complexity, with room to override any line item.

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From The Kitchen

Kitchen Calculators

Two tools for dialing in recipes exactly the way you like them, then scaling them to any batch size.

Cookie Builder

Dial in every variable that matters: thickness, chew, crisp, chocolate load, butter type, and chill time. Get a precision recipe scaled to your batch.

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Chili Crunch Oil Calculator

Build your own chili crisp from the ground up: heat level, crunch ratio, numbing spice, and aromatics, with a full method generated to match.

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Pizza Dough Calculator

Dial in hydration, fermentation time, and dough ball size for regular or gluten-free dough, with a full gram-by-gram recipe built to match.

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From The Ride Log

Tour de France Pool Calculator

Scoring for the annual Anarchy + Anthem Tour de France pool: picks, points, and a leaderboard.

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More Tools Coming

The Lab is never really finished. New calculators and prototypes get added as they’re built.

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