My thanks to all who replied to the above question,
There are many formulae to do the above and the easiest one I found is to estimate the diameter, multiply that by itself,multiply by thr length then divide by 12.
Eg.d=6,l=5, 6x6x5 divided by 12=15bf.
Again thanks to all.
Leon
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HUH???? There is a board foot calculator at woodweb.com. You can plug in the length and diameter, and it will tell you the board feet.
We use a Scribner Log Scale Table. It is a pocket sized book you can buy through forestry supply stores.
I did a little searching and found some of the scale online. If you are only figuring 1 log this may be a better way to go, rather than buying the book. here is the link, http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_os_rn-078.pdf
Remember when measuring the diameter, measure at chest height under the bark.
Sara
http://www.nwtimber.net
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