Log Graders and Scalers

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Jab logs with metal ends of scale sticks, and inspect logs to ascertain characteristics or defects such as water damage, splits, knots, broken ends, rotten areas, twists, and curves.
2. 02Paint identification marks of specified colors on logs to identify grades or species, using spray cans, or call out grades to log markers.
3. 03Arrange for hauling of logs to appropriate mill sites.
4. 04Measure log lengths and mark boles for bucking into logs, according to specifications.
5. 05Evaluate log characteristics and determine grades, using established criteria.
6. 06Record data about individual trees or load volumes into tally books or hand-held collection terminals.
7. 07Measure felled logs or loads of pulpwood to calculate volume, weight, dimensions, and marketable value, using measuring devices and conversion tables.
8. 08Identify logs of substandard or special grade so that they can be returned to shippers, regraded, recut, or transferred for other processing.
9. 09Communicate with coworkers by signals to direct log movement.
10. 10Drive to sawmills, wharfs, or skids to inspect logs or pulpwood.
11. 11Weigh log trucks before and after unloading, and record load weights and supplier identities.
12. 12Saw felled trees into lengths.

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