Calculating board feet of live edge

[marty shultz]

Do you include the bark when calculating board feet of live edge wood?

thanks

[lowell holmes]

I'd say it depends on whether you are buying or selling the live edge.:)

[Bill McNiel]

typically, NO.

[Myk Rian]

My go-to guy always throws in an extra 8" board to cover live edge losses.

[Scott T Smith]

No, I do not. I will measure the width to the inside of the bark, and estimate the average width over the length of the board.

[Danny Hamsley]

I do the same as Scott. Another way is to imagine that the board is edged square, and figure the BF on that width.

[marty shultz]

Great info, Thanks!