INSTRUMENTS USEFUL TO A WOODSMAN. 109 
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.) 
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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 
hook-hke 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 construction 
that it may be made by any blacksmith. 
Fig. 14.—Cruiser’s bark blazer. 
