26 JOURNAL OF l'ORi;STK\ 



Frog, n. 1. The junctiou of two branches of a flume. (P. C. F.) 



2. The junction of two branches of a chute; also any place where an open- 

 ing is made in a chute to permit the yarding of logs into it. (Cal.) 



3. A timber placed at the mouth of a slide to direct the discharge of the 

 logs. (Gen.) 



Syn.: throw out. 



Frogger, n. See Sled tender. 



Frog shoveler. A member of a chute crew or a yarding crew who cleans out 

 dirt and bark at frogs. (Cal.) 



Front, n. The point at which logging on a particular operation is being con- 

 ducted. (Texas.) 



Full scale. Measurement of logs in which no reduction is made for defects. 

 (Gen.) 

 Syn.: bigness scale. (N. F.) 



Furnace kiln. A kiln heated by means of large drums which receive their heat 

 from furnaces located under the kiln. (Gen.) 



Furring. A narrow strip of 1-inch lumber which is nailed to rafters, studding^ 

 and joists as a backing for lath. (Gen.) 



Gaflf, n. The steel point of a pike pole, consisting of a screw point and a spur. 



(Gen.) 

 Gang edger. An edger that has fixed saws. (Gen.) 

 Gang mill. A lumber sawing machine with a heavy frame supporting a sash 



which carries straight saw blajles. The sash works in vertical slides and is 



driven by a pitman from below. (Gen.) 

 Gang saw, A ribbon of steel from 6 to 10 inches wide and from 44 to 48 inches 



long, which is toothed on one edge. A number of these saws are stretched in 



the sash of a gang sawmill. They cut only on the downward stroke. (Gen.) 



See Mulay saw; Sash saw. 

 Gang sawyer. One who has charge of the mechanism of the gang saw. He also 



controls the rate of speed at which logs are sawed. (Gen.) 

 Gang tailer. In a sawmill, one who takes care of the lumber as it comes from 



the gang saw. (Gen.) 

 Gangway. See Log haul-up. 

 Gap stick. A pole placed across the entrance of a sorting jack to close it, when 



not in use. (Gen.) 

 Gate saw. See Sash saw. 

 Gauge, 71. 1. The thickness of a saw blade. In the United States it is measured 



according to the Stubbs wire gauge. (Gen.) 



2. A scale for measuring the thickness of a saw blade. (Gen.) 



3. See Set works scale. 



Gee throw. A heavy, wooden lever, with a curved iron point, used to break out 



logging sleds. (N. F.) 

 Syn.: starting bar. 

 Georgia pine. A trade name for southern yellow-pine timber from the Atlantic 



coast region. (Gen.) 

 German siding. See Drop siding. 

 Gig a carriage, to. Eeversing the run of a sawmill carriage after a board has 



been cut from the log. (Gen.) 

 Gill-poke. A swinging-arm type of log car unloader. (P. C. F.) 

 Gin pole. A pole secured by guy ropes, to the top of which tackle for loading. 



logs is fastened. (Gen.) 

 Glancer, n. See Tender skid. 

 Glancing boom. See Shear boom. 



