Deal (unit)

Deal is an obsolete unit of measurement formerly used in the UK and US to measure wood. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a deal originally referred to a wooden board between 12 and 14 feet long that was traded as a maritime commodity.

Definition
Deal (UK) is equal to 7 ft × 6 ft × $2 1/2$ in.

Deal (US) is equal to 12 ft × 11 in × $1 1/2$ in.

Whole deal is equal to 12 ft × 11 in × $5/8$ in.

Split deal is equal to 12 ft × 8 ft × 16 in.

Conversion
1 Deal (UK) ≡ 8.75 cubic feet ≡ 105 board feet ≡ 0.24777240768 m3

1 Deal (US) ≡ 1.375 cubic feet ≡ 16.5 board feet ≡ 0.0389356640640 m3

1 Whole deal ≡ 0.573 (or 55/96) cubic foot ≡ 6.875 (or 55/8) board feet ≡ 0.01622319336 m3

1 Split deal ≡ 128 cubic feet ≡ 1536 board feet ≡ 3.624556363776 m3