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Pb1650 Understanding Log Scales And Log Rules, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Pb1650 Understanding Log Scales And Log Rules, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Forestry, Trees, and Timber
A necessary step in determining the value of timber at the mill is establishing the estimated volume by standard scaling practices. Examples of scaling practices include measuring the weight of pulpwood to estimate the volume and measuring the dimensions of hardwood sawlogs, along with applying a log rule to determine how much lumber can be sawn from the log. This publication describes common methods of log scaling and log rules used in Tennessee.
Scaling estimates the log volume on a board foot, cubic foot, linear foot or cord basis. In scaling pulpwood or chipwood, the volume of available material is …