If a person wanted to buy a few logs, how do you figure out its worth?

[Modat22]

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.

[Part_Timer]

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

Maybe this will help

[Modat22]

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

[Bill H]

Modat try this for a ballpark figure.
SMALL LINK
( 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

[Jeff]

( Yes I know it is not a small link)

Sure it is!  ;)

[Max sawdust]

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     Somthing must be wrong, that is when if realized it was 4000 Board feet. :D
Anyway your post reminded me of it.
Max

[Modat22]

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.

[Rockn H]

m is the roman numeral for a thousand. ;)

[Max sawdust]

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

[Lud]

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