Timber Heritage Matching Game When working with towering trees and heavy logs, loggers and millworkers relied on specialized tools to help them with their work. Write the letter of the description of the tool by the tool name.

Auger A. A tool with a spike end that is used to roll logs, break jams, pry rocks, tighten chains, and push over trees.

Spike Hammer B. A tool used to help in moving logs around. It has a hammer end and the other end is a sharp point to hook into logs.

Pickaroon C. An axe with two cutting edges, one thinner for rapid cutting and the other thicker for wood splitting chores.

Draw Knife D. A tool with a hog nose end used in sawmills to roll the cant after a board or slab was cut off. A log that has one or more boards cut off it is called a “cant.” Timber Cruiser’s Axe E. A saw blade with a handle at each end used for cutting trees or buck- ing logs. Two-man saws were produced in lengths from4 feet to 12 or even 16 feet. Double Bitted Axe F. This tool was used to bore holes in timbers for threading cables, etc. A wooden shaft was inserted through the ring so two men could turn it.

Tail Sawyer’s Hook G. Cruisers determine the volume and value of wood to be removed in the forest. They used small axes to blaze a mark in the bark and to iden- tify the owner of the timber sale.

Cross Cut Saw H. A knife with a handle at each end pulled or “drawn” toward the user. It is commonly used to remove slices of wood or to debark trees.

Cant Hook I. A heavy hammer used to hammer railroad spikes into “sleepers” or ties.

Peavey J. The “tail sawyer” removes cut boards coming through the saw. The hook enables him to move the boards coming off the saw onto the roll- ers.