How to Scale Logs and Find Board Feet of Lumber, Doyle Scale

How to scale logs using the Doyle scale. It can be done from a reference book or the table in the above link, or you can approximate the board foot in a log with the Doyle Equation. The equation is board feet are equal to the diameter inches minus 4, divided by 4, and the quantity squared times the length in feet. After calculating or scaling the log for board feet, I go over how to calculate board feet of milled lumber. How many board feet in a log?

[russellfitts]

Very interesting...started harvesting cypress and needed some information....very helpful.

[Convoycrazy]

I might even be able to remember that equation in my head to use in the field! Thank you for explaining that - great video

[CartographyandGIS]

Thank You Sir..
I was really confused before that but not now💪💪

[Sawinglumber]

Also on dimensional lumber you can multiply the (height x width x length) and divide by 12 = Board feet, no conversions necessary, works on any size lumber.

[FYMM]

Excellent information Thank you.

What brand logging tape measure are you using ??

[JavedKhan-nbqz]

Hello
I am looking for eastern white pine logs in huge quantity for export please guide me where can I purchase this kind of wood logs .

[dannylindsey]

Did you figure out how many board feet of finished milled lumber you actually got from those 3 logs versus the scaled figure?

[Quest_queen]

AND BECAUSE OF " FOREST SURVEYING AND ENGINEERING" I'M LITERALLY HERE HAHA 😆

[njblanchard]

greetings I noted that you said out west they use doyle scale nope don't think so they scribner scale c

[earlqueen]

Doing what he is doing, would take all day to measure a load of 30 logs. Who handles 21 ft lumber or 15 ft lumber. I used international scale . Much easier.its all on your measuring stick