A method for evaluating a wooden board, having an elongated direction, the method comprising: - acquiring data indicating fiber orientation over the surface of the board and, characterised by: - determining, for each of a number of board sub-portions, based on said fiber orientation data and the nominal material parameters E l, E r, E t, G lr, G lt, G rt, v lr, v lt, and v rt, wherein E l, E r, E t are the moduli of elasticity in the orthotropic directions, G lr, G lt, G rt are the shear moduli in the respective orthotropic planes, and the parameters v lr, v lt, v rt are Poisson's ratios, a nominal local modulus of elasticity, MOE, in said elongated direction, - determining, based on said determined nominal local MOEs, a nominal global MOE in the elongated direction for the wooden board as a whole, - obtaining a secondary global modulus of elasticity, MOE, for the board by exciting the board with an impact in its longitudinal direction and measuring its primary resonance frequency, - comparing said estimated nominal global MOE with the secondary global MOE, and - determining, for a number of board sub-portions, based on said fiber orientation data and said comparison, an estimated local modulus of elasticity, MOE, in said elongated direction. - acquiring data indicating fiber orientation over the surface of the board and, characterised by: - determining, for each of a number of board sub-portions, based on said fiber orientation data and the nominal material parameters E l, E r, E t, G lr, G lt, G rt, v lr, v lt, and v rt, wherein E l, E r, E t are the moduli of elasticity in the orthotropic directions, G lr, G lt, G rt are the shear moduli in the respective orthotropic planes, and the parameters v lr, v lt, v rt are Poisson's ratios, a nominal local modulus of elasticity, MOE, in said elongated direction, - determining, based on said determined nominal local MOEs, a nominal global MOE in the elongated direction for the wooden board as a whole, - obtaining a secondary global modulus of elasticity, MOE, for the board by exciting the board with an impact in its longitudinal direction and measuring its primary resonance frequency, - comparing said estimated nominal global MOE with the secondary global MOE, and - determining, for a number of board sub-portions, based on said fiber orientation data and said comparison, an estimated local modulus of elasticity, MOE, in said elongated direction. - determining, for each of a number of board sub-portions, based on said fiber orientation data and the nominal material parameters E l, E r, E t, G lr, G lt, G rt, v lr, v lt, and v rt, wherein E l, E r, E t are the moduli of elasticity in the orthotropic directions, G lr, G lt, G rt are the shear moduli in the respective orthotropic planes, and the parameters v lr, v lt, v rt are Poisson's ratios, a nominal local modulus of elasticity, MOE, in said elongated direction, - determining, based on said determined nominal local MOEs, a nominal global MOE in the elongated direction for the wooden board as a whole, - obtaining a secondary global modulus of elasticity, MOE, for the board by exciting the board with an impact in its longitudinal direction and measuring its primary resonance frequency, - comparing said estimated nominal global MOE with the secondary global MOE, and - determining, for a number of board sub-portions, based on said fiber orientation data and said comparison, an estimated local modulus of elasticity, MOE, in said elongated direction.