Greetings all,
In reading this discussion regarding logging, it is important to consider the reasons for why certain methods were used.? Leaving high stumps was not the result of wasteful disinterest or poor forest management techniques. ?Instead, high stumps were often left in the timber industry as the "butt" of the tree could be incredibly wide (think of felling a redwood that is 20' in diameter at ground level but 12' a few feet off the ground).? With the technologies available prior to say 1940, it would be very difficult to move such a tree as the butt would prevent skidding, led to loading problems for railroad logging, and actually would not yield much if any additional timber.? Prior to the advent of composite materials such as particle board, odd tapered diameter logs did not make?useable product?in any portion of their diameter except that which was long enough (ie: not the swell at the base of a tree).? Now it makes much more sense to harvest the entire tree as the butt section
can be used for chip board, particle board, oriented strand board, etc.? Prior to the introduction of these methods, this material would have been useful only as fuel for sawmill boilers or would have been burned as waste.?
I hope this is of some aid to you in your search.
Best,
Stathi Pappas
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Efstathios I. Pappas
Doctoral Candidate
Department of Anthropology/096
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557
209 603 7363
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From: Lyle E. Browning <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 7:20 am
Subject: Re: tree cutting
Leaving high stumps cuts the profits as that equates to way less wood unless there's another motive.?
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Lyle Browning?
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On Nov 20, 2007, at 9:20 AM, Vergil E. Noble wrote:?
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> Not that I know a whole lot about the logging industry, but I find > it hard?
> to believe that there would be a Federal law relating to stump > heights in?
> all Forest Service areas--more likely each US Forest Region had a?
> harvesting regulation or policy establishing maximums in > consideration of?
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> Years ago when I worked for the US Forest Service in California I > remember?
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> being told of a law that was passed that put restrictions on how > high off?
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> ground a tree could be cut. When we find cutover areas with tall > (3-5')?
> stumps they predate the passing of the law. Does anyone know the > name of?
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> Mary L. Maniery?
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