How much wood is in a face cord? Personally I don't like that term for a measurment of wood, it means nothing. A cord is 4X4X8, or 128 cubic feet. If your wood is cut 24" it takes 2 eight foot rows four foot high to make a cord. If it's cut 16" it takes three rows, cut 12" it takes four rows. I agree you get 7 or 8 full cord out of a tractor trailer load of logs, Joe.