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   PlaneWood | Jan 16, 2004 07:51pm | #1

   Depends on how you want them cut.  Slab cut would be the cheapest and quarter sawn would be the most expensive.  Sawing for 'grade' may be another option (quantity vs quality).

   Who will fall the trees, move the logs to the mill, stack the brush, grade the lumber, stack the lumber by grade, etc?  The more you ask of the operator, the more they charge.

   If you did everything but the band sawing then I'm thinking 20 cents/BF would be reasonable for slab cut (in the central US).  Different parts of the country may be more.  Lots of regional variation by the operators.

   If any of the trees are/were in a fence row, then you may have to buy extra blades for the operator.

   PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy (maker of fine sawdust!)
   PlaneWood

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   forestgirl | Jan 16, 2004 08:05pm | #2

   [Psssst!  Hey, Mike.  I may be wrong, but I think he wants to know how much to pay for the log.  So do I, curious as usual.  Bye. <g>]forestgirl Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>)  you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)

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   Dale | Jan 16, 2004 08:16pm | #3

   Jim,

   A lot of the value depends on your location, as the local market dictates log value.

   In NE Okla. Very nice logs delivered at the mills is over 300-400 bucks/M on the Doyle scale, or 30 to 40 cents/bd.ft.in the log.  In Tenn quite a bit more.   Call your State forestry folks and see what you can find out.  Do a search in Google for your "State" forestry.  Last time I looked FAS oak lumber rough and green was selling on the national market for between $.85 and .95/bd. ft with red oak in the lead.

   Good luck and have fun....Dale

3. 
   hitai | Jan 16, 2004 08:22pm | #4

   Hey!

   Using Mikes figure of .20 / bf you then go to a "log scale" . There are different systems but all are designed to be fair to all parties.  Punch in "log Scale" of google to get more.  In your case , if the logs are clean and stacked and accessible, you might be able to pay more per BF just to stay in the owners good graces.

   So... a 24" x 10' log would scale  at 255 bf = 51.00

   Darn...  This one I have printed out only goes to 28" and i've got to run...

   If you are using a band mill, you will get considerably more yield.  Sometimes 30%. But the scales are set to compensate the miller for the inevitable mis-adventures  and defects you will encounter.

   Got to go...

   Tai