Fibre Recovery Percentage
Typical lumber recovery for a 1st quartile northern softwood sawmill with an average log top diameter of 6.0" (15 cm) would be 290 fbm/m3 or 8.2 fbm/ft3 or .57 m3/m3.
- Finished lumber (kds4s) 47%
- Chips 34%
- Sawdust & chip fines 9%
- Shrinkage 4%
- Shavings 6%