Log weights

[daswafo]

Gregorama,

Unless you know the moisture content of your logs and the moisture content that the table or formula is assuming, you can be hundreds of pounds off. LogBear’s method seems to have a lot of merit to get around this problem. I do have one question about that method that the woodworker community may be able to answer. If most of the moister in a log is lost from the ends, should I expect the end of the log to be significantly dryer than the middle of the log? If the log is fresh cut this probably has no effect but what if the log has been drying for a few months? When does a log have a uniform moisture content? Anyone know this?

[dave]

the log weight calculator at woodweb uses a 75% moisture content.