Grading, Valuing & Marketing Homegrown Hardwood Logs
About this guide
This is a practical guide to grading, valuing, and marketing homegrown hardwood logs. It explains how log quality is assessed, how grading systems influence value, and how different characteristics such as form, defects, and species affect market potential.
It also explores how improved understanding of timber markets can help woodland owners and small-scale producers achieve better returns and make more informed decisions about harvesting and sale strategies.
For further context on processing stages, see Guide to Sawmilling and Realising the Value of Local Timber.
Published 2018
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