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structure with fire grates at the base and a fire serpen over the top to prevent 

 the emission of large sparks. (Gen.) See Slab-pit. 

 Syn.: burner, hell, incinerator. 



Refuse conveyor. An endless chain traveling in a trough which transports 

 sawmill refuse. (Gen.) 

 Syn.: slab conveyor. 



Refuse grinder. See Hog. 



Reject. A cross-tie made by a contractor that is not accepted on inspection by 

 the camp foreman. (E. M. F.) 



Renter, n. (Turp.) One who sub-contracts for or rents an area of cups or 

 boxes and supplies all labor for chipping and dipping. Usually he is paid on 

 the basis of the number of barrels of dip and scrape gathered. (S. F.) 



Resaw, n. A circular or band mill which is used to resaw boards, cants, plank, 

 timbers, slabs, and other wood products. (Gen.) 

 Syn.: pony band mill, slab saw. 



Resaw, c. To cut boards, planks, slabs, or other material into two or more 

 pieces on a resaw. (Gen.) 



Resaw tailer. In a sawmill, one who takes care of the refuse material and 

 boards as they come from the resaw. (Gen.) 



Retawyer, n. One who operates a resaw. (P. C. F.) 



Resin, n. See Crude turpentine. 



lUtum line. See Haul back. 



Rick, n. A pile of cordwood, stave bolts, or other material split from short logs 

 (Gen.) 



2. A pile of firewood 8 feet long, 4 feet high, and a width equal to the length 

 of one stick. (0. H. F.) 



Ride, n. The side of a log upon which it rests when being dragged. (Gen.). 



Ride a log, to. To stand on a floating log. (Gen.) 



Ridge runner. A farmer who is an intermittent logger. (App.) 



Rift gang edger. A machine for sawing from 3-inch to 8-inch cants into edge- 

 grained boards or into scantlings. (Gen.) 

 Syn.: bull edger. 



Rift saw, A circular saw having four or more arms which project from tho 

 plate and carry the cutting teeth, usually of the inserted type. The indenta- 

 tions between the arms serve as cavities for the storage and removal of saw- 

 dust. Eift saws are used in cutting flooring strips from cants. (Gen.) 



Rift-sawed. See Quarter-sawed. 



Riga "last." A European unit of lumber measurement comprising 960 feet 

 board measure of sawed deals or squared timbers. 



Rigger, See Eigging slinger. 



Rigging, J?. The cables, blocks, and hooks used in skidding logs by steam power. 



(Gen.) 



Rigging sled. A sled used to haul hooks and blocks on a skid road. (P. C. F.) 



Syn.: chute boat, dog boat, pig. 

 Rigging slinger. 1, A member of a yarding crew, whose chief duty is to attach 

 chokers which have been placed aroimd logs to the pulling line. (P. C F.) 



2. One who attaches the rigging to spar or tail trees in steam skidding. 

 (S.F.) 

 Syn,: rigger. 

 Right-hand sawmUl. A sawmill in which, when standing on the log deck and 

 facing the rear of the mill, the carriage and saw are on the right hand, (Gen) 

 See Left-hand sawmill. 

 Rim, n. One of the two pieces which comprise the curved rim of a wheel, be- 

 tween the spokes and the tire. It is a straight piece of lumber which is bent, 

 in the shape of a semicircle. (Gen.) See Felloe. 



