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Blng, n. A section of tanbark, usually 4 feet long. (N. F.) 



Ring rot. Decav in a log, which follows the annual rings more or less closely. 

 (Gen.) 



Rip, V. To cut a board lengthwise; i. e., parallel to the fibers.,^ (Gen.) 

 Eip saw. A saw which is used to rip lumber. (Gen.) 



Bise, n. The difference in diameter, or taper, between two points in a log. (Gen.) 

 Bive, V. To split shingles or shakes from bolts. (Gen.) 

 River boss. The foreman in charge of a log drive. (N. F.) 

 River driver. One who works on a log drive. (Gen.) 

 River hog. See Eiver rat. 

 River pig. See River rat. 



River rat. A log driver whose work is chiefly on the river; contrasted with 

 laker. (N. F.) 



Syn.: river hog, river pig (N. W.). See Cattyman. 



Road donkey. See Roader. 



Road engine. See Roader. 



Roader, )i. A donkey engine mounted on a heavy sled, which is used for long- 

 distance hauling either on the ground or on a skid road. It is equipped with 

 three drums — one for the pulling line, one for the haul back, and one for 

 loading. (P. C. F.) See Yarding donkey. 



Syn.: bull donkey, road donkey, road engine (P. C. F.), Takoma (Cal.), 

 donkey. 



Road gang. That portion of the crew of a logging camp that cuts out logging 



roads and keeps them in repair. (N. F.) 

 Road monkey. One whose duty is to keep a logging road in proper condition. 



(X. W.,L. S.,P. C. F.) 

 Syn.: blue jay, chickadee (N. F.), sandman. 

 Road roller. A flanged roller placed upright at a bend in a skid road to direct 



the cable. It is sometimes used instead of a bull block in yarding logs. 



(P. C. F.) 



Syn.: dolly, roller, stump roller, stump spool, upright roller, yarding spool. 

 Road scale. The scale of logs which is taken on the landing. (P. C. F.) 

 Rocker, n. The top bunk on the forward pair of runners of a logging sled. It 



is fastened to the lower bunk by a kingpin. (N. W.) 

 Rock saw. A circular saw or a planer cutter head, driven by a belt, which is 



suspended by a long arm above a log in front of the main saw. The rock saw 



removes a wide kerf on the upper surface of the log in the line of the head 



saw cut, and its object is to detect the presence of gravel, rafting dogs, and 



other foreign matter which might injure the main saw. The shavings an! 



sawdust are removed by a suction hood. (P. C. F.) 

 Syn.: barking saw. 

 Rock sawyer. One who operates a rock saw. (P. C. F.) 

 Rodeur. See Camp inspector. 

 Roll, n. The crossbar of a logging sled in wliicli (he tongue is set. (N. W., h. S.) 



Syn.: roller. 

 Roll a log, to. To so attach a cliokcr to a log that tlic latter rolls sidowise when 



})ower is applied to the cable. (P. C. F.) 

 Roll bark. Hemlock tanbark that lias not been cart fully ilried and hence is of 



inferior quality. (N. F.) 

 Roll-down man. See Tailer-in. 

 Roller, V. See Roll; Road roller. 

 Rolling chain. Sfr Loading diain. 



