managing your timber sale advice for landowners before logging
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Managing Your Managing Your Timber SaleTimber Sale
Advice for landowners before Advice for landowners before logginglogging
What’s a Fair ShareWhat’s a Fair Sharefor the Owner?for the Owner?
Understanding log markets and the Understanding log markets and the jargonjargon C,K, and J sorts, camp runC,K, and J sorts, camp run Pulp wood, chip ‘n sawPulp wood, chip ‘n saw Log scaling and weight scaleLog scaling and weight scale
What should a logging job cost?What should a logging job cost?
Understanding Log Understanding Log MarketsMarkets
Understanding Log Understanding Log MarketsMarkets
Log prices fluctuateLog prices fluctuate Log market contacts are importantLog market contacts are important Perceptions of log quality varyPerceptions of log quality vary Know what you have in order to
evaluate harvest timing and target purchasers
Log Markets: Sources of DataLog Markets: Sources of Data
The JargonThe Jargon
Bureau grades: peeler, SM, 2S, 3S, 4SBureau grades: peeler, SM, 2S, 3S, 4S
Export Sorts: Japan, China, Korea, Export Sorts: Japan, China, Korea, othersothers
Domestic Sorts: Camp run, chip ‘n saw, Domestic Sorts: Camp run, chip ‘n saw, diameter/length breaks, oversize logsdiameter/length breaks, oversize logs
Log Sorts: PeelerLog Sorts: Peeler
Log Sorts: JapanLog Sorts: Japan
Log Sorts: KoreaLog Sorts: Korea
Log Sorts: Chip-and-SawLog Sorts: Chip-and-Saw
Log Sorts: Alder SawlogsLog Sorts: Alder Sawlogs
The Jargon: Sorts RevisitedThe Jargon: Sorts Revisited
A final word about log exportsA final word about log exports
Source: April 2002 report by James Stevens, Campbell Group LLCSource: April 2002 report by James Stevens, Campbell Group LLC
Log Scaling and Weight Log Scaling and Weight ScaleScale
Roll-out scaleRoll-out scale
Log Scaling and Weight Log Scaling and Weight ScaleScale
Roll-out scaleRoll-out scale Puget Sound Log Scaling and Grading Puget Sound Log Scaling and Grading
BureauBureau1969 Rule Book1969 Rule Book““Independent” 3Independent” 3rdrd party measuring party measuring
Mill scaleMill scale Ton woodTon wood Weight samplingWeight sampling
What Should a Logging What Should a Logging Job Cost ?Job Cost ?
What is a “logging job”?What is a “logging job”? ExtrasExtras
Clearing debris and pulling stumpsClearing debris and pulling stumpsBurning pilesBurning pilesCapital improvementsCapital improvementsRoad maintenance and abandonmentRoad maintenance and abandonmentPermitting, engineering, surveyingPermitting, engineering, surveyingMarketing servicesMarketing servicesHarvest administrationHarvest administrationReforestationReforestation
Logging Cost FactorsLogging Cost Factors
Logging systemsLogging systems Timber size and qualityTimber size and quality Road accessRoad access Distance to marketDistance to market
More Cost FactorsMore Cost Factors
Harvest volumeHarvest volume Silvicultural systemSilvicultural system Neighbor concernsNeighbor concerns Contract terms (“Extras”)Contract terms (“Extras”)
What Should a Logging What Should a Logging Job Cost ?Job Cost ?
What is the magic “% split”?What is the magic “% split”?
There isn’t one: logging costs commonly There isn’t one: logging costs commonly range from 20-70 % of grossrange from 20-70 % of gross
WDOR uses the figure 35 % of grossWDOR uses the figure 35 % of gross
when no records are availablewhen no records are available
QUESTIONS ?QUESTIONS ?
Presented by:Presented by:
John D. Gold, PrincipalJohn D. Gold, Principal
John Gold & Co., Consulting ForestersJohn Gold & Co., Consulting Foresters
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