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Faden [German]

In Germany, a unit used for measured quantities of fuelwood. Literally, “twine,” and analogous to the English unit the cord. Like the cord, the Faden was defined in terms of standard dimensions for a pile of wood.

Some of the old German wood measures are:

Unit	English Translation	Length in Fuß	Height in Fuß	Depth in Fuß	Typical value of Fuß	Volume in cubic meters
königliche Forstmass, Kammermaß	royal forest-unit, room unit	8	7	2	29.135	2.76
Brauermaß	brewer unit	8	8	1 Fuß 22 Zoll		1.52–2.75
Holzhofmaß	wood yard unit	7	7	1½–2		1.75—2.34
Holzhoffaden, Stadtfaden	wood yard cord, city cord	6⁶⁄₇	6⁶⁄₇	1½—2		1.68—2.24
Bergfaden, Hudefaden	mountain cord,	6²⁄₁₅	6²⁄₁₅	1½–2		1.34–1.79
Bergmaß	mountain unit	6	6	1½—2		1.28–1.71
Hudenmaß		6	6	2—3		1.71–2.57
unit of the Holzdeputats of the St. Michaelis monastery		6	6	1½		1.28