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Hardwood, a. As applied to trees and logs, broadleaved, belonging to the 

 dicotyledons. (Gen.) 

 Syn.: broadleaf. 



Hardwood, a. (Lum.) As applied to lumber, that which is cut from dicoty- 

 ledons. (Gen.) 



Hardwood, n. (Log.) A broadleaved, or dicotyledonous, tree. (Gen.) 



Haul, n. In logging, the distance and route over which teams must go between 

 two given points, as between the yard or skidway and the landing. (Gen.) 



Haul back. A small wire rope, traveling between the power skidder and a 

 pulley set near the logs to be dragged, used to return the main cable with 

 tongs, chokers, or hooks to the next log. (P. C. F., R. M. F,, S. F.) 

 Syn.: back line, messenger, pull back, return line, trip line. 



Haul back block. The block used on the haul back line. (P. C. F.) 



Haul up. A light chain and hook by which a horse may be hitched to a cable 

 in order to move it where desired. (P. C. F.) 



Hay road. See Tote road. 



Hay wire outfit. A contemptuous term for a poor logging outfit. (N. F.) 



Head block. (Lum.) That portion of the sawmill carriage on which the log 

 directly rests and also that part which holds the log. Each head block con- 

 sists of a base, a knee, a taper set, dogs, and a rack and pinion gear, or some 

 similar device for advancing the knees toward or withdrawing them from the 

 saw line. (Gen.) 



(Log.) The log placed under the front end of the skids in a skidway to 

 raise them to the desired height. (N. F.) 



Head bucker. See Saw boss. 



Head chopper. The foreman of a yarding crew. (N. W.) 



Head driver. An expert river driver who, during the drive, is stationed at a 

 point where a jam is feared. Head drivers usually work in pairs. (N. F.) 

 Syn.: log watch (N. F.), jam cracker (P. C. F.) 



Head-end dogger. See Dogger. 



Head faller. The chief of a crew of f allers. (P. C. F., E. M. F.) See Second 

 faller. 



Head grabs. The grabs, on the first log of a turn, to which the draft power is 

 attached. (App.) See Skidding tongs. 



Head hooker. The chief of a pullboat skidding crew. (S. F.) 



Heading, n. The pieces of lumber from which a keg or barrel head is cut. (Gen.) 



Heading chipper. A machine for dressing heading to any thickness. (Gen.) 



Heading rounder. A machine for rounding heading. (Gen.) 

 Syn.: heading shaper. 



Headtag shaper. See Heading rounder. 



Head loader. When two men are engaged in loading logs on trucks or cars, one 

 is termed head loader and the other second loader. (P. C. F., E. M. F.) See 

 Top loader. 



Head log. 1. The front bottom log on a skidway. (N. F.) 

 Syn.: face log.; 



2. The front log in a turn. (P. C. F.) 

 Syn.: lead log. 



Head push. See Straw boss. 



Headquarters, n. In logging, the distributing point for supplies, equipment, and 

 mail; usually not the executive or administrative center. (Gen.) See Cache. 



Head saw. The log-cutting saw in a sawmill. (Gen.) 

 Syn.: log saw. 



Head sawyer. See Sawyer. 



