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Dust, n. Sec Dunnage. 



Dust a dam, to. To fill up with earth or gravel the cracks or small holes be- 

 tween planks in the gate of a splash clam. (N, W.) 



Duster, n. A dead standing yellow-pine tree with a sound heart. (S. F.) 



Dutchman, n. A short stick placed transversely between the outer logs of a 

 load to divert the load toward the middle and so keep anv logs from falling 

 off. (N. F.) 



Dutch oven. An extension front used with boilers burning sawdust and similar 

 fuel. It provides greater fuel space and allows of more complete combustion. 

 (Gen.) 



Earth slide. A furrow in the earth in which logs are dragged. This is some- 

 times iced in winter to facilitate skidding. (App.) See Gutter road. 



Edge, V. To make square-edged. (Gen.) 



Edge-grained. (E. G.) See Quarter-sawed. 



Edger, n. A machine used in sawmills to square-edge waney lumber and also 

 to rip lumber. It consists of a frame supporting an arbor on which are 

 mounted several circular saws, feed rolls, press rolls, and transmission gear. 

 (Gen.) 



Edger helper. See Tripper. 



lEdgerman, n. One who feeds boards into an edger. (Gen.) 



Edge sorter. 1. A lumber sorting device consisting of grooves in which the 

 lumber is placed on edge. Lines of live rolls, arranged under the grooves, 

 carry the lumber to the desired point. (Gen.) 

 2. One who operates an edge sorter. 



Edge stacker. A machine which stacks lumber on edge on dry kiln trucks. 

 (Gen.) See Stacker. 



Edger tables. Tables with live rolls which are placed both in front of and be- 

 hind the edger. (Gen.) 



Edger taller. In a sawmill, one who removes the strips and edgings from the 

 rolls at the rear of the edger. (Gen.) 

 Syn.: strip catcher, tail edger. 



Edging grinder. See Hog. 



Edgings, n. The waste strips cut from the edge of boards. (Gen.) 

 Syn.: strips. 



Encased knot. A knot surrounded wholly or partially by pitch or bark. (Gen.) 



End butt, to. See Trim. 



End mark. See Mark. 



End match, v. To tongue and groove the ends of matched lumber. (P. C. F.) 

 Sre Dressed and headed. 



End-pile, to. To pile lumber on end. A method sometimes employed in storage 

 sheds, both at the manufacturing plant and at the retail yards. (Gen.) 



Equalizer, n. (Lum.) A machine with two circular saws which is used to trim 

 the ends of lath bundles and stave bolts. (Gen.) See Trimmer. 

 Syn.: equalizing machine. 



2. One who operates an equalizer saw in a stave factory. (S. F.) 

 (Log.) See Spreader. 



Equalizing machine. See Equalizer. 



Estimate, v. See Cruise. 



Estimator, n. See Cruiser. 



Evans third saw. A machine having four circular saws formerly used to break 

 down large redwood logs. (P. C. F.) 



Excelsior, n. Long string-like shavings made from wood and used as a stuffing 

 for mattresses and as a packing material for many articles. (Gen.) 



