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Sawn. Cut by a saw, but not otherwise manufactured. 



Scaffold. A term applied to a temporary wooden stage used in 

 the operation of building, or as an instrument of execution. 



Scaffold Boards. Stout boards, bound at the ends with hoop 

 iron and used to form platforms on a scaffold. 



Scaffold Plank or Planks. Planks If x 11 in. and 9 in., used 

 as floors or stages of scaffolds or as " walking planks." This 

 term is occasionally extended to 2 in. x 7 in. , which properly 

 are " batten size." See " Plank." 



Scaffold Poles. Perpendicular, horizontal and other poles, used 

 in scaffolding. The white, or spruce poles of the Baltic 

 are principally used for this purpose in England and in 

 Europe. 



Scaffolding. Material (mostly wood) of which scaffolds are 

 erected. In London small square timbers are largely used 

 on important buildings. 



Scale-boards. Thin soft-wood boards, " scaled " off with a 

 knife, used for making "match," "hat" and other light 

 boxes, and as a substitute for pasteboard, especially so 

 when a duty obtained on paper ; knife-cut veneers are of 

 this class, so are " 3-ply " and " multi-ply " boards, built up 

 of sheets, not cut by the scale-board machine but by the 

 "rotary peeler." See "Rotary Veneer Machine." 



Scalper. An American term for one who sells, for a commission, 

 lumber in which he has no direct financial interest. - 



Scanfin. A special form of charterparty, applying to Scandina- 

 vian and Finnish wood goods. 



Scant. A verbal term for wanting in size or substance, applied 

 to wood goods sawn bare, narrow or thin in measure or 

 gauge ; it is sometimes extended to waney goods, as " scant 

 at the corners." See "Cant" and "Wane." 



Scantlings. "Scant" or "small" sizes, often applied to any- 

 thing under 2 in. x 6 in. The following sizes of sawn wood 

 are really regarded as scantlings : 2x3, 3x3 and 3 \, 

 3J x 3J in. Sometimes 2 x 3, 4, 4, 5 and 5-|- in. are styled 

 scantlings or " two-inch." 



ScarL To join two pieces of wood together longitudinally, 

 usually with a slanting transverse cut at the join. 



Scarfed Lengths. Two or more pieces of wood fastened together 

 to make the aggregate length required. 



Scarlet Oak (Q. coccinea). A native of the States and Canada, 

 which derives its name from the beauty of its autumnal 

 foliage. 



