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Title: If a person wanted to buy a few logs, how do you figure out its worth?
Post by: Modat22 on November 16, 2005, 02:07:03 PM

I was just wondering how a person would figure out what a log was worth.

mbft does that stand for million board feet? *hits self in head* I figured out mdf 1000 bf.

Title: Re: If a person wanted to buy a few logs, how do you figure out its worth?
Post by: Part_Timer on November 16, 2005, 03:02:13 PM

https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=14380.0

Maybe this will help

Title: Re: If a person wanted to buy a few logs, how do you figure out its worth?
Post by: Modat22 on November 16, 2005, 03:48:13 PM

I found some info thru the KY agri web site for all different species and grade types.

I'll have to figure out how logs are graded, I'm just trying to figure out about how much it will cost me to build a bigger wood shop.

I found this PDF on grading logs, not sure how good it is since I have no experiance at doing it myself. http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/pbfiles/PB1628.pdf

Title: Re: If a person wanted to buy a few logs, how do you figure out its worth?
Post by: Bill H on November 17, 2005, 02:31:48 AM

Modat try this for a ballpark figure.
SMALL LINK (http://www.forestry.ky.gov/programs/utilize/Kentuckys+Growing+Gold+Bulletin.htm)
( Yes I know it is not a small link)
They are at least 3 months behind but you can look at a years worth of data to get a idea on trends and seasonal swings. You can also call your KY Divsion of forestry office for a list of mills and then call them, I have.
Bill

Title: Re: If a person wanted to buy a few logs, how do you figure out its worth?
Post by: Jeff on November 17, 2005, 02:33:36 AM

Quote( Yes I know it is not a small link)

Sure it is! ;)

Title: Re: If a person wanted to buy a few logs, how do you figure out its worth?
Post by: Max sawdust on November 17, 2005, 07:52:03 AM

Quote from: Modat22 on November 16, 2005, 02:07:03 PM
mbft does that stand for million board feet? *hits self in head* I figured out mdf 1000 bf.

:D :D :D :D
Only reason I find that so funny Cause it happend to me too ::) I was required to cut 110 cords and have 4 MBF of saw logs, so if figgured 4 Million Board Feet, then asked myself; so how many cords is that ::) WOW lots of cords :o Somthing must be wrong, that is when if realized it was 4000 Board feet. :D
Anyway your post reminded me of it.
Max

Title: Re: If a person wanted to buy a few logs, how do you figure out its worth?
Post by: Modat22 on November 17, 2005, 08:23:18 AM

Why do they use mbf and not kbf? I'm so used to working with "Kilo watts", Kilo ohms", "mega ohms" the mbf totally threw me.

Title: Re: If a person wanted to buy a few logs, how do you figure out its worth?
Post by: Rockn H on November 17, 2005, 03:44:55 PM

m is the roman numeral for a thousand. ;)

Title: Re: If a person wanted to buy a few logs, how do you figure out its worth?
Post by: Max sawdust on November 17, 2005, 08:46:14 PM

Ya,
I am from an electronics background too. Fixed X-ray equipement for a lot of years and K is for thousand. (In electronics, finances and metric system at least.) Don't know much Roman I guess ::)
max

Title: Re: If a person wanted to buy a few logs, how do you figure out its worth?
Post by: Lud on November 21, 2005, 04:12:40 PM

K was for dollars. M is also from Mille as in millefiore (thousand flowers in Murano glass) and "mille"meters. All over the Romance languages look to roman roots. :P

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