Want to know how many feet of paper you are actually buying?

Weigh a log of your paper, determine whether it is 30# or 40# basis weight (this is "how thick" the paper is), and then check the appropriate graph below.                                                                                  

Weight of 36" Log   30# Basis Weight/footage approx diameter
15 LBS. 498.95 FT.  
16 LBS. 532.28 FT. 4 3/4" - 5"
17 LBS. 565.61 FT.  
18 LBS. 598.94 FT. 5" - 5 1/4"
19 LBS. 632.27 FT.  
20 LBS. 665.6 FT. 5 1/4" - 5 1/2"
21 LBS. 698.93 FT.  
22 LBS. 732.26 FT. 5 1/2" - 5 3/4"
23 LBS. 765.59 FT.  
24 LBS. 798.92 FT. 5 3/4" - 6"
25 LBS. 832.25 FT.  
26 LBS. 865.58 FT. 6" - 6 1/4"
27 LBS. 898.91 FT.  
28 LBS. 932.24 FT. 6 1/4" - 6 3/8"
29 LBS. 965.57 FT.  
30 LBS. 998.9 FT.  

 

Weight of 36" Log

 40# Basis Weight/Footage approx diameter

15

 LBS. 374 FT. 4 3/4" - 5"
16 LBS. 399 FT.  
17 LBS. 424 FT. 5" - 5 1/4"
18 LBS. 449 FT.  
19 LBS. 474 FT. 5 1/4" - 5 1/2"
20 LBS. 499 FT.  
21 LBS. 524 FT. 5 1/2" - 5 3/4"
22 LBS. 549 FT.  
23 LBS. 574 FT. 5 3/4" - 6"
24 LBS. 599 FT.  
25 LBS. 624 FT. 6" - 6 1/4"
26 LBS. 649 FT.  
27 LBS. 674 FT. 6 1/4" - 6 1/2"
28 LBS. 699 FT.  
29 LBS. 724 FT.  
30 LBS. 749 FT.  
31 LBS. 774 FT.  
32 LBS. 799 FT.  
33 LBS. 824 FT.  
34 LBS. 849 FT.  
35 LBS. 874 FT.  
36 LBS. 899 FT.  
37 LBS. 924 FT.  
38 LBS. 949 FT.  
39 LBS. 974 FT.  
40 LBS. 999 FT.