Benefits of Hiring a Professional Ohio Timber Works Contractor
Get the most for your standing timber from a reputable logging company that employs best practices and exercises care and consideration throughout the logging operation. We follow environmentally conscious logging practices, ensuring long-term forest health while maximizing your timber’s value.
A growing logging company and timber buyer
Ohio Timber Works works directly with landowners to responsibly harvest hardwood timber while maintaining long-term forest productivity and ecological health.
Landowner Guidance
Logging FAQ
Answers to the most common questions landowners have when choosing a logging company to harvest their standing timber.
Timber Buying
Highly Competitive Timber Pricing
Through aggressively developing markets here and abroad, Ohio Timber Works consistently pays prices that exceed regional stumpage averages across Ohio and neighboring states.
Resources
Glossary and Calculator
Glossary of common timber and lumber industry terms along with a board-foot calculator for estimating timber volume.
Specialty Product
Trailer Decking
Quartersawn white oak trailer decking is strong, durable and reliable. Without treatment or maintenance it will last on your trailers for decades.
Hardwood Products
Hardwood Lumber
From wide walnut boards to rough-cut white oak and specialty hardwood stock, Ohio Timber Works mills and brokers premium North American hardwood lumber.
Business to Business
Log Brokering
Ohio Timber Works connects hardwood log producers with sawmills and manufacturers through an efficient log brokering network.
Sell Your Timber in Ohio
Ohio Timber Works helps landowners evaluate timber value, plan responsible harvests, and direct hardwood logs to their highest value use.
Request a Timber Assessment
Custom Milling
Custom Flooring
Get exactly what you want with custom milled hardwood flooring from Timber Works.
Resources
Glossary and Calculator
Glossary of common timber and lumber industry terms and board footage calculator.
Estimating Standing Timber Value — 2025 Edition
A landowner’s resource for identifying commercially valuable hardwood species and understanding regional timber pricing trends.
- Sustainability And Environmental Benefits Of U.S. Hardwood
North America’s hardwood forests are thriving thanks to responsible forest management. U.S. hardwoods grow more rapidly than they are harvested, ensuring a renewable supply for future generations. This sustainable growth benefits both the environment and the hardwood industry. - Thoughtful Timber Harvest Plans
Planning a timber harvest isn’t just about removing mature trees—it’s about managing your forest for long-term productivity, ecological health, and higher timber value. In this post, Ohio Timber Works explores how thoughtful timber harvest plans can improve forest regeneration, enhance hardwood stand quality, and increase future income from your land. From selective thinning techniques to species-specific growth rates for oak, maple, and walnut, we highlight strategies that benefit both landowners and Ohio’s forest ecosystems. Whether you’re considering your first harvest or looking to improve your existing woodland, this guide to sustainable logging practices in Ohio can help you make informed, responsible decisions for your timberland. - Estimating Standing Timber Volume
Practical methods for landowners to approximating the board‑foot yield of live trees in their woods. It introduces key measurements like DBH (diameter at breast height) and total height, and explains how to apply volume estimation formulas—such as the form‑factor method and segmented frustum method—to compute cubic feet, then convert to board feet using standard conversion (1 ft³ ≈ 12 bd‑ft). It also covers stand‑level estimates using Quadratic Mean Diameter (QMD) and basal area metrics tailored to Ohio hardwood species. A regional table provides approximate board‑foot volumes for common species at typical ages/DBH sizes. While acknowledging that perfect accuracy isn’t possible, the post emphasizes that with a few basic tools and simple geometry, landowners can arrive at reasonable estimates to inform timber harvest planning or valuations.