30 TERMS USED IN FORESTRY AND LOGGING. 



Bark mark. A symbol chopped into the side of a log to indicate its ownership; 



when used with the end mark it serves as an additional means of identification. 



(Gen.) See Mark. 

 Syn. : side mark. (N. F. ) 

 Bark marker. One who cuts the bark mark on logs. (Gen. ) 

 Barn boss. One who has charge of the stables in a logging camp. (Gen.) 



Syn.: feeder. (N. ^\.) 

 Batten, n. A log less than 11 inches in diameter at the small end. (Maine.) 

 Battery, n. Two or more donkey engines for dragging logs, set at intervals on a 



long skid road. (P. C. F.) 

 Beaver, n. See Swamper. 



Becket, n. A large hook used in loading logs on cars by means of tackle. (P. C. F. ) 

 Bed a tree, to. To level up the path in which a tree is to fall, so that it may not 



be shattered. (P. C. F.) 

 Bicycle, a. A traveling block, used on a cable in steam skidding. (S. F.) 

 Bigness scale. See Full scale. 

 Big- Wheels. See Logging wheels. 

 Binder, n. A springy pole used to tighten a binding chain, (Gen.) 



Syn. : jim binder. 

 Binding chain. A chain used to bind together a load of logs. (Gen. ) 



Syn.: wrapper chain. (N. F.) 

 Binding logs. Logs placed on the top of the chain binding a load, in order to take 



up the slack. (Gen.) 

 Birl, V. To cause a floating log to rotate rapidly by treading upon it. (Gen.) 

 Bitch chain. A short, heavy chain with hook and ring, used to fasten the lower 



end of a gin pole to a sled or car when loading logs. (N. F. ) 

 Blaze, V. To mark, by cutting into trees, the course of a boundary, road, trail, or 



the like. (Gen.) 



Syn.: spot. (N. W.) 

 Block, n. See Brail. 

 Blow down. See Windfall. 

 Blue jay. See Eoad monkey. 

 Bluing, n. The result of fungus attack, which turns the sapwood of certain trees 



blue. (Gen.) 

 Bob, n. See Dray. 

 Bobber, n. See Deadhead. 

 Bob logs, to. To transport logs on a bob or dray. (N. F.) 



Body wood. Cord wood cut from those portions of the stems of trees which are 



clear of branches. (N. F.) 

 Bolster, //. See Bunk. 

 Boom, n. Logs or timbers fastened together end to end and used to hold floating 



logs. The term sometimes includes the logs inclosed, as a boom of logs. (Gen.) 

 Boomage, n. Toll for use of a boom. (Gen. ) 

 Boom buoy. See Boom stay. 



Boom chain. A short chain which fastens boom sticks end to end. (Gen.) 

 Boom company. A corporation engaged in handling floating logs, and owning 



booms and booming privileges. (N. F. ) 



