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board-foot A measure of lumber 1 foot square by 1 inch thick,being 144 cubic inches.In valuing timber land,it is usually important to calculate the number of board-feet that can be harvested from the standing timber.Often,however, timber is now sold by the pound rather than the board-foot. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Often selling for more than $20 a board-foot, it's used for furniture, picture frames, handicrafted bowls, and artwork, Markets are wildly variable, but if a mill pays an average of 30 cents a board-foot, for example, on less-than-best eastern hardwoods, then 30 acres of those trees at 1,500 board-feet an acre could net $13,500. From his own experience, Wilkinson says that cedar and grand fir, once they've aged 65 years, will quadruple their board-foot volume in the next 20 to 25 years. |
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