ABSTRACT
Scaling is the determination (measuring) of the gross and net volume of logs by the customary commercial units for the product involved; volume may be expressed in terms of board feet, cords, cubic feet, cubic meter, linear feet, or number of pieces. The cubic foot is an amount of wood equivalent to a solid cube that measures 12 × 12 × 12 inches and contains 1728 cubic inches. The cubic meter, used in countries that have adopted the metric system, contains 35.3 cubic feet. The board foot is a plank 1 inch thick and 12 inches square; it contains 144 cubic inches of wood. Scaling is not guessing; it is an art founded on applying specific rules in a consistent manner based on experienced judgment as to how serious certain external indicators of defect are in a specific locality.
