This Fall before the leaves are gone I want to take inventory of my woods that'll be cleared in a couple years for building a house & workshop. I'd like to pick the best looking white oaks, maples, etc. that I'd like to have milled up for lumber and am trying to find the easiest/cheapest way to roughly determine how many ~8-10ft logs I will get from what all species.
I was planning on buying a Doyle Scale Log Rule/Stick but I'm being cheap here and not wishing to spend $50 on one of those (after shipping) for just a few trees. Does anyone know another way to roughly calculate this using maybe a yard stick held at a specific distance ? I believe if I thought through the math I could figure it out but hoping someone has an easier way or already has it figured out that they'd be willing to share. I have the Doyle Log Rule Scale sheet detailing board ft from tree log length & diameter so just need to get tree height and diameter (of course could use measuring tape for diameter).
Thanks in advance
I was planning on buying a Doyle Scale Log Rule/Stick but I'm being cheap here and not wishing to spend $50 on one of those (after shipping) for just a few trees. Does anyone know another way to roughly calculate this using maybe a yard stick held at a specific distance ? I believe if I thought through the math I could figure it out but hoping someone has an easier way or already has it figured out that they'd be willing to share. I have the Doyle Log Rule Scale sheet detailing board ft from tree log length & diameter so just need to get tree height and diameter (of course could use measuring tape for diameter).
Thanks in advance