Cutting Board Calculator

Material cost · Labor · Services · Profit margin

Wood species

Maple

Cherry

Walnut

Oak

Price per board foot ($)

Board feet needed

Length (in)

Width (in)

Thickness (in)

Grain pattern

Edge

End

Chevron

Custom

Edge grain (standard complexity ×1.0)

Materials & finishing

Glue cost ($)

Sandpaper ($)

Finish / oil ($)

Misc. supplies ($)

Blade / bit wear ($)

Labor & time

Hours to build

Your hourly rate ($)

Shop overhead ($)

Add-on services

CNC engraving

Laser etching

Juice groove routing

Rubber feet / hardware

Handles / custom shaping

Gift wrapping / packaging

Shipping

Shipping cost ($)

Pass shipping to buyer?

Profit margin

40%

Applied on top of total cost to set the sale price

Fixed cost overrides

Override any variable with a fixed dollar amount. Leave blank to use the calculated value.

Fixed wood cost ($)

Overrides board foot calculation

Fixed labor cost ($)

Overrides hrs × rate

Fixed materials cost ($)

Overrides glue + sand + finish + misc

Fixed finishing cost ($)

Overrides finish/oil field only

Fixed services total ($)

Overrides all add-on services

Fixed overhead ($)

Overrides shop overhead field

Custom margin amount ($)

Fixed profit $, ignores % slider

Quantity run

Boards in batch

Shows per-board and batch totals

Cost summary

Maple · Edge grain · 18 × 12 × 1.5 in

Wood cost

$34.00

4 BF @ $8.50

Labor

$105.00

3 hrs @ $35 ×1.0

Materials

$9.75

Glue · sand · finish

Services

$0.00

Add-ons selected

Total cost

$148.75

+$5.00 overhead

Profit margin

40%

+$59.50

Sale price (each)
$208.25
Shipping separate

Batch total

$208.25

× 1 board