Types of Wood
Logging Tools
Logging Terms
History of Logging
100

What tree has the Canadian leaf on it?

Maple tree

100

What tool can be used to split wood?

An Axe!

100

What does a loader do?

A machine that loads logs onto a truck

100

What season was wood typically harvested in?

Summer!

200

What tree has white and black bark?

Birch

200

What saw requires two people to operate it?

Crosscut Saw

200

What does a "Spotter" do?

A person who directs the yarder operator using a walkie-talkie

200

What type of wood was mainly harvested in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

Red and white pine

300

What is the most common tree in Fort Frances?

Spruce

300

What is a "buck saw" used for?

Felling (cutting down trees)

300

What does the term "cold deck" mean?

A yard of logs later to be moved.

300

How did rivermen move when towing logs?

By riding logs

400

What are the most used woods in the timber and lumber trade?

Hardwoods and softwoods.

400

What is a "felling saw" used for?

Felling standing timber

400

What is a clearcut?

A way of harvesting all trees regardless of size

400

At logging camps what was the workers starting wage?

$15 a month with board

500

What is the hardest/strongest wood in the world?

Barauna

500

What tool can... roll, lift, and move heavy logs?

Aluminum cant hook!

500

What is a "stink pot"?

A diesel engine

500

How many workers could be housed in a bunkhouse?

60 men.