- Sektör: Forest products; Government
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Wood residue that weighs 2,400 pounds at zero percent moisture content.
Industry:Forest products
1. Pole, timber, or metal arm protruding from a machine; for example, the boom on a loading machine. 2. Raft of logs or a loose bag of logs in the water. 3. Logs connected together to form a pocket to confine logs into a raft.
Industry:Forest products
Starting a cut in the center of a log using the tip of the saw blade. Also known as a plunge cut.
Industry:Forest products
Period of time in the spring when melting snow creates soft soil conditions and high water in streams. Logging must usually be curtailed during this time.
Industry:Forest products
1. Measure of the amount of heat required to raise 1 pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit. 2. Amount of latent heat available to be released when a substance undergoes combustion.
Industry:Forest products
Controlled fire used as a silvicultural treatment to burn a designated area within well-defined boundaries for the purpose of reducing fuel hazards.
Industry:Forest products
