Tree Species
What is the descriptive name of trees which do not drop their leaves?
Evergreen
What is the name of a dead standing tree?
Snag
What are the 3 standard types of face cuts?
Conventional, Humboldt, Open Face
What is the name of the size up process used during a bucking operation?
OHBEC
What is another name for a chasing back cut?
Conventional back cut
What type of trees are referenced in the name "PJ Forest"?
Pinon and Juniper
What is growing inside of a tree when "conks" or "fruiting bodies" are growing on it?
Fungus (Mycelium)
What are the lines on the shroud of a chainsaw used for aiming your face cut?
Gunning sights
What is the name of the main stem of the tree in a bucking operation?
Bole
What structure is the sawyer constructing which exists between the face cut and the back cut?
The hinge
What are the 3 most common species of Juniper found in Northern New Mexico?
One seed (monosperma), Rocky Mountain, Alligator
What are 2 methods to assess the wood fiber of a tree?
Sounding and Boring
Which type of face cut always needs a stump shot?
Conventional
A log is supported on both ends by boulders, what type of bind is found in the middle of the log?
Top bind
What call out is made when the kerf of the back cut begins to open?
Falling
What is the rot pattern of a Ponderosa pine?
Outside-in
Gusty wind, fire in the area, wildlife, and other sawyers are all examples of what type of hazard?
Dynamic
What is the best face cut to achieve the most control of a tree when the intended lay is down slope?
Open Face
What are the 4 types of binds that can be encountered when bucking?
Top, Bottom, Side, End
What type of back cut is most useful when a tree has a heavy side lean?
Quarter cut
What type of tree grows in groves after the presence of a forest fire?
Aspen
What does the presence of hazards increase in a felling operation?
Complexity
Which face cut is used by loggers to preserve the highest amount of linear feet in the bole of a felled tree?
Humboldt
Where might compression found in a log with end bind?
The entire length of the log
What back cut is most helpful when the tree has heavy head lean?
Boring back cut