FOREST TERMINOLOGY 3 



Bank up, to. To pile up logs on a landing. (Gen.) 

 Syn. : bank, roll up. 



Baptist cone. See Cap. 



Bar, n. (Turp.) The strip of bark left between faces on a tree. (S. F.) 



Barge boom. A boom^ the upstream end of whi^h is attached to" a barge 

 anchored in the stream. It is used on navigable streams (on which permanent 

 works are not allowed) in combination with a fin boom where it is desired to 

 divert logs from one side of the stream to the other. (S. F.) 



Bark dray. See Banking jumper. 



Barker, n. 1. One who peels bark in gathering taubark. (Gen.) 

 Syn.: peeler, spudder. 



2. A machine used to remove bark from pulpwood. 



3. See Rosser, 1. 

 Barking iron. See Spud. 

 Barking saw. See Eock saw. 



Bark ladder. A platform mounted on a wagon or sled and used in hauling tan- 

 bark. (N. F.) 



Bark mark. A symbol chopped into the side of a log to indicate its ownership; 

 when used with the end mark it serves as an additional means of identifica- 

 tion. (Gen.) See Mark. 



Syn.: catch mark (L. S.), side mark (N. F.), contramarque (E.G.). 



Bark marker. One who cuts the bark mark on logs. (Gen.) 



Bark rack. A frame used to hold bark on a sled. (N. W.) 



Bark slide. A ' '-shaped trough used* on steep hillsides to slide tanbark down to 

 the roads. (N. F.) 



Bamboards. Boards used for barn siding. (L. S.) 



Barn boss. One who has charge of the stables in a logging camp. (Gen.) 

 Syn.: feeder. (N. W.) 



Barndoor gate. In a logging dam sluiceway, a swinging door attached by 

 hinges to the side of the sluice which can be thrown across the opening to 

 prevent the outflow of water. (Gen.) 



Barrel saw. See Cylinder saw. 



Base, n. Interior trim which is fastened to the walls of a room at the floor line. 

 (Gen.) 



Syn.: base-board. 



Base-board. See Base. 



Bastard grain. See Plain-sawed. 



Batch, n. A raft of lumber composed of a number of units. (S. F.) 



Batt.' See Batten. 



Batten, n. (Lum.) A narrow strip of lumber which is used on buildings to 

 cover cracks in siding or roofing. (Gen.) 

 Syn.: batt. 



(Log.) A log less than 11 inches in diameter, inside bark, at the small end. 

 (Maine.) 



Battery, n. Two or more donkey engines for dragging logs, set at intervals on a 

 long skid road. A"side" may include a "battery." which in turn may include a 

 reader, a "half-breed" and a varding donkey. The term is not commonly used. 

 (P. C. S.) 



Bean house. The foreman's office at a depot camp. (E. C.) 



Beaver, n. See Swanii>er; Woodpecker. 



Becket, n. 1. A large hook, formerly used in loading logs on cars by means of 

 tackle. It is now seldom employed. (P. C. F.) 



2. An eye or gronimot in a rope through which another rope or cable may 

 play. (Gen.) 



