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Snot, V. See Limb. 



Knot bumper. See Limber. 



Knot saw. A small circular saw used to cut defects from sliiugles. (Gen.) 



Syn. : jointer, shingle jointer. 

 Knot sawyer. One who operates a knot saw. (Gen.) 

 Knotter, n. See Limber. 



Lagging, n. Small round or split poles, slabs, rough lumber, or brush placed 



above the caps and along the sides of mining props. (Gen.) 

 liagging poles. Saplings and small timbers which are placed above the caps and 



along the sides of a set of mining timbers to prevent loose rock from falling 



into the passageway. (Gen.) 

 liaker, n. A log driver expert at handling logs on lakes. (N. F.) 

 Laminated wood. A board built up of several thin pieces of wood glued 



together. See Five-ply veneer; Three-ply veneer. 

 Syn.: compound wood. 

 Iianding, n. 1. A place to which logs are hauled or skidded preparatory to 



transportation by water or rail. A rough-and-tumble landing is one in which 



no attempt is made to pile the logs regularly. (Gen.) 



Syn.: bank, banking ground, brow, log dump, rollway, yard. 



2. A platform, usually at the foot of a skid road, where logs are collected 

 and loaded on cars. A lightning landing is one having such an incline that 

 the logs may roll upon the cars without assistance. (Gen.) 



3. A cribwork of logs, constituting a platform alongside the railroad track, 

 onto which logs are hauled bv a donkev, ready for loading onto cars or trucks 

 (P.C.F.) 



Syn.: rollway. 

 Landing crew. A crew that constructs landings. (P. C. F.) 

 Landing man. One who unloads logging sleds at the landing. (N. F.) 

 Landing, to break a. To roll a pile of logs from a landing or bank into the 



water. (Gen.) 

 Land looker. See Cruiser. 

 Landscape, a. See Bird's-eye. 

 Lap, II. Tops left in the woods in logging. (Gen.) 



Syn.: lapwood. 

 Lap, V. In hoop making, to reduce the thickness of the pointed end of a hoop 



so that it will lap over the opposite end. (Gen.) 

 Lapping machine. A machine for lapping the ends of hoops. (Gen.) 

 Lap siding. Square-edged boards used to cover the sides of buildings, the lower 



edge of one board being lapped over the upper edge of the board below. In 



widths of 6 inches or less the edge is usually beveled, while in greater 



widths it is not. (Gen.) See Bevel siding; Clapboard. 

 Lapwood, n. See Lap. 

 Large knot. A knot that is of any diameter greater than ly- inches. (S. F., 



P. C. F.) 

 Lash pole. A cross pole which holds logs together in a raft. (Gen.) 

 Lath, v. A thin, narrow strip of wood nailed to the wall and ceiling, as a back 



ing for plaster. (Gen.) 



Lath binder. A frame in which laths arc placed and tlic bundle compressed 60 



(hat it can bo tied tightly. (Gen.) 

 Lath bolt. A piece of wood from which laths are manufactured. (Gen.) 

 Lath bolter. 1. A machine having a number of small circular saws which are 



used to reduce slabs and other material to the proper thickness for lath in.inii- 



facture. (Gen.) 



2. One who operates a lath bolter. (Gen.) 



