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INSTRUMENTS USEFUL TO A WOODSMAN, 



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CRUISER'S TREE COUNTER. 



This is a useful device for counting trees in cruising. It con- 

 sists of a metal box or case about 2 inches in diameter and half an 

 inch thick, containing a mechanism including three numbered 

 wheels, the edges of which are exposed through a small glass 

 disk set in the center of the front of the case. The wheels are 

 turned step by step by a plun- 

 ger projecting through the edge 

 of the case in position to be 

 • • operated by the thumb. The 

 box is carried within the palm 

 of the hand and held by a ring 

 through which the middle finger 

 is passed. It counts from 1 

 to 999, and costs $2.50. (See 

 fig. 13.) 



CRUISER'S BARK 

 BLAZER. 



: * One form of this consists of a 



flat ellipitcal iron plate having 



its center cut away to receive 



the hand and provided on one 



side and near one end with a 

 I ^ook-like gouge offsetting from 



the plate at such an angle that 



when struck with a drawing 



motion into the bark of a tree a clean blaze will be made. Two 



wooden handle pieces are riveted to the plate on the opposite 



side from the gouge. (See fig. 14.) 



This instrument is useful in spotting trees, in making estimates. 



and in laying out roads and trails. It is so simple in conptructioir 



that it may be made by any blacksmith. 



Fig. 14.— Cruiser's bark blazer. 



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