- Industry: Forest products; Government
- Number of terms: 2933
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Timber purchase based on a dollar amount for a certain amount/volume of wood, such as dollars per MBF. Payment is made only as timber is cut and transported.
Industry:Forest products
Gross weight of a loaded vehicle minus the weight of the vehicle itself.
Industry:Forest products
Generally, unconsolidated material that consists mainly of undecomposed, or only slightly decomposed, organic matter accumulated under conditions of excessive moisture. More specifically, a layer of organic material containing plant residues that may show little, if any, morphological change and that have accumulated as a result of submergence in water or through being in a very wet environment.
Industry:Forest products
Stout wooden lever, fitted with a strong, sharp spike used for rolling logs. . See cant dog and cant hook.
Industry:Forest products
High-grade log from which veneer is peeled, on a lathe, for the production of plywood. Peelers are most frequently from old-growth trees. The resulting veneer is usually clear and used in sanded plywood.
Industry:Forest products
Mean annual growth or increase in volume during a specific period of time.
Industry:Forest products
Part of nonmechanical delay time in which a machine lacks an operator or any other member of the machine crew.
Industry:Forest products
1. Located or formed at the base of a mountain range; an example would be a piedmont terrace. 2. Area, plain, slope, glacier, or other feature at the base of a mountain, such as a foothill or bajada. In the United States, the plateau extending from New Jersey to Alabama and lying east of the Appalachian Mountains is considered a piedmont.
Industry:Forest products
