ok I know I have seen this topic here before. I am looking at buying logs this year.....How do I know how much wood would I get from 8 foot logs? Let say they about 12 inch diameter.
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Ted
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You'll get a lot of different answers.... here is one: The volume of a cylinder is the cross-sectional area times the length, or roughly
0.75 x Diameter x Diameter x Length
In your example, Length = 8 feet and Diameter = 1 foot, so the volume of the cylinder is 6 cubic feet. Don't mix inches and feet.
Trees are not cylinders, they are crooked, have taper and bark. Use math with caution.
Some might say that 90-100 cu. ft. of solid wood might yield a cord of firewood. Yield of sawn lumber depends on a lot of variables, like the skills of the sawyer, saw kerf, required grade etc....
0.75 x Diameter x Diameter x Length
In your example, Length = 8 feet and Diameter = 1 foot, so the volume of the cylinder is 6 cubic feet. Don't mix inches and feet.
Trees are not cylinders, they are crooked, have taper and bark. Use math with caution.
Some might say that 90-100 cu. ft. of solid wood might yield a cord of firewood. Yield of sawn lumber depends on a lot of variables, like the skills of the sawyer, saw kerf, required grade etc....
Usually a little less than what they tell you. If they say you'll get 10 cord, figure on 8-9 cord once it is split and stacked. If you get more than that, it is bonus time.
Measure the height and width of the load of 8 foot logs. If it is 4 feet wide by 4 feet high, you have a cord.
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