Re: Board-Feet
I know it's different wood than Henry used but if you're redoing a pickups wood I know how to get more than enough. The largest eastern white pine that I know of maybe cut ("maybe" cut) 2500 board feet and I'm being generous. While traveling through the avenue of the giants we stopped at a saw mill town and they have a butt cut of a redwood stood on edge. The rings are marked and show significant historical dates by counting the rings, one ring does equal one years growth. This particular tree cut over 80,000 board feet of lumber. I did not make a mistake it wasn't 8,000 it was 80,000. When it's still over seven feet through at 150 feet, (21' diameter) you start getting an idea of how that's possible. For you who haven't been it is a must see with even larger diameters (giant sequoias) up around Yosemite. Photos don't do it justice.
Sorry for going off topic and I don't know if many of you will appreciate that info but to me it's mind blowing.
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