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2. A device for steadying a crosscut saw, so that one man can use it 

 instead of two. (P. C. F.) 



Sprinkler, 11. A large wooden tank from which water is sprinkled over 

 logging roads during freezing weather in order to ice the surface. (N. W., 

 L. S.) 



Syn.: tank. 



Sprinkler sleds. The sleds upon which the sprinkler is mounted. They 

 consist of two sleds whose runners turn up at each end, fastened together 

 by cross chains, and each having a pole, in order that the sprinkler may 

 be hauled in either direction without turning around. (N. F.) 



Spud, n. A tool for removing bark. (Gen.) 

 Syn. : barking iron. 



Spudder, n. See Barker. 



Stag, V. To cut off trousers at the knee, or boots at the ankle. (N. F., 

 P. C. F.) 



Standard, )i. See Market. 



Starting bar. See Gee throw. 



Stay boom. A boom fastened to a main boom and attached upstream to 

 the shore to give added strength to the main boom. (Gen.) 



Steam hauler. A geared locomotive used to haul loaded logging sleds over 

 an ice road. It is equipped with a spiked metal belt which runs over 

 sprocket wheels replacing the driving wheels, and is guided by a sled, 

 turned by a steering wheel, upon which the front end rests. (N. F.) 



Steam jammer. See Steam loader. 



Steam loader. A machine operated by steam and used for loading logs 

 upon cars. (Gen.) 



Syn. : loader, steam jammer. 



Steam skidder. See Skidder. 



Stem winder. Sec Corkscrew. 



Stillwater. That part of a stream having such slight fall that no current 

 is apparent. Ant.: quickwater. (Gen.) 

 Syn.: deadwater. 



Stock logs, to. To deliver logs from stump to mill or railroad. (S. F.) 



Storage boom. A strong boom used to hold logs in storage at a sawmill. 

 (Gen.) 



Syn. : holding boom, receiving boom. 



Straw boss, n. A subforeman in a logging camp. (N. W., L. S.) 

 Syn.: head push. 



Stream jam. See Center jam. 



Stringer road. See Fore-and-aft road. 



Stumpage, n. The value of timber as it stands uncut in the woods; or, in 

 a general sense, the standing timber itself. (Gen.) 



Swamp, V. To clear the ground of underbrush, fallen trees and other ob- 

 structions preparatory to constructing a logging road or opening out a 

 gutter road. (Gen.) 



