Yield on a 12"x12' Straight Walnut log

[oldsaw]

This one got knocked over by the Cat so I hastily cut the bole and rolled it off to the side.  It's about 14" at the base and tapers to about a foot.  Got another 5-6 foot chunk above that is still about 10-11" in diameter.

Should it all be solid, what can I expect to get cut from it?  Loaded question I know, but I'm asking the experts, and the almost so.

Mark

[Kevin_H.]

Mark,
Doyle says you should get 48 BF from it, dont know what else you might be asken.

[oldsaw]

Thank you much.

Mark

[Jeff]

try clicking on the red tool box to the left to use one of our volume calculators. Find the volume in scribner, doyle and international

[ARKANSAWYER]

A good bandmiller should get 75 to 80 bdft out of that log and a small log like that will have alot of tight small knots toward the center.  I would be carefull as next to power poles nothing attracts nails like walnut.
ARKANSAWYER

[oldsaw]

to pay attention more.  I was in a hurry, but will remember for next time.

Mark

[UrbanLogger]

I gotta second Arkansawyer's words of wisdom (or folly  ) about nails in Walnut.

With few exceptions, all the nails I've hit where in Walnuts--it's like people with hammer are somehow drawn to them.  

Use a metal detector.

Scanning a 30" diameter walnut log the other day, I discovered a cable running straight through the center of the log. After marking it's path, we set the log with the cable parallel to the blade and sawed it out along with the pith, resulting in an apparently perfect 30" wide slab. We'll still sell it to an informed buyer--probably for a premium.  

 

[woodbeard]

Yes, a cable table!