Just a handy chart showing common fractions used in woodworking, and their decimal equivalents. There is also a downloadable version available if you prefer.
| x/2 | x/4 | x/8 | x/16 | x/32 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half | Quarter | Eighth | Sixteenth | ThirtySecond | Decimal |
| 1 | 0.03125 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 0.0625 | |||
| 3 | 0.09375 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.125 | ||
| 5 | 0.15625 | ||||
| 3 | 6 | 0.1875 | |||
| 7 | 0.21875 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.25 | |
| 9 | 0.28125 | ||||
| 5 | 10 | 0.3125 | |||
| 11 | 0.34375 | ||||
| 3 | 6 | 12 | 0.375 | ||
| 13 | 0.40625 | ||||
| 7 | 14 | 0.4375 | |||
| 15 | 0.46875 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 0.5 |
| 17 | 0.53125 | ||||
| 9 | 18 | 0.5625 | |||
| 19 | 0.59375 | ||||
| 5 | 10 | 20 | 0.625 | ||
| 21 | 0.65625 | ||||
| 11 | 22 | 0.6875 | |||
| 23 | 0.71875 | ||||
| 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 0.75 | |
| 25 | 0.78125 | ||||
| 13 | 26 | 0.8125 | |||
| 27 | 0.84375 | ||||
| 7 | 14 | 28 | 0.875 | ||
| 29 | 0.90625 | ||||
| 15 | 30 | 0.9375 | |||
| 31 | 0.96875 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 1 |