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WANTED Low Grade Pine Logs 8' thru 16' Also Buying Hemlock and Low Grade Hardwoods "Buying All Year Long" EQUIPMENT AND OLEKSAK Lumber Co., Inc. TRUCK FINANCING! Cabot Rd., Westfield Mass. Contact Dan Oleksak CALL MIKE MERRIMAN (413) 454-4299 (518) 469-5555

USED PORTABLE SAWMILLS Outdoor Wood Furnace WANTED From Central Boiler Buy/Sell. Also edgers, resaws, scragg E-Classic, Cleaner, Greener, FIREWOOD LOGS mills, planers/moulders, dry kilns EPA Qualified, Maximum Efficiency, Delivered to Canandaigua, NY and more! Call Sawmill Exchange Lower Emissions. Instant Rebates. Payment on Delivery (800) 459-2148 USA & Canada. Call (508) 882-0178 585-698-9245 www.sawmillexchange.com www.crystalrockfarm.com

WANTED Large Diameter White Oak and HEALY HARVESTING Black Locust. Also large limbs and stems with pronounced sweep. New England Naval Timbers (860) 480-3402

WANTED Tree Length Firewood Delivered to Westmoreland, NH PAYMENT ON DELIVERY 2014 Ponsse Buffalo, 3500 hours. Perfect condition. Located in Ireland. Can be (603) 399-8454 delivered to US for $250,000.

SOFTWOOD LOGS WANTED Red Pine, White Pine, Spruce and Larch Paid Weekly/Paid by the Ton Delivered to Angelica, NY Contact: Ray Brown or Merri Griffiths 2001 1710B, 20000 hrs, very Phillips Angelica good condition, new grab, new engine, good tires all round, c/w, 2 sets of tracks, Forest Products, LLC can be seen working in Wells, VT. $85,000. 585-466-3205 Can deliver most makes of machines, excavators and plant. Komatsu, CAT, JD, Ponsse, Rottne, etc. Email: [email protected] or Call Steve 518-361-2507 [email protected]

DECEMBER 2017 65 2008 M2090 MAKE OFFER Brush Bandit ALL MUST GO Track Chipper 2900 hours, Exc. • 2000 Toro Tub Grinder 650 hp Cond. JD Engine, • 1998 Samsung 280 w/Rockland One Owner. Less Stump Sheer than 1/2 price of • Morbark 16" Sheer JRB Coupler new! Priced to sell! • 2008 Brush Bandit M2090 Track 2000 TimberJack 460 Cable, 6-cyl $155,000. Call Chipper w/Loader John for more info. • Morbark M-16 Chipper w/Loader, Cummins engine. Tight machine, (203) 996-9522 Cummins Engine runs excellent, 28.1 x 26 tires • 1974 CAT D8H with Ripper, New with chains, very good condition. Bottom, Low Hours $40,000. Call (603) 512-8876 TRELAN Whole Tree Chipper • 2002 DM690 SX Roll-off 18 inch, remote or tether control, • Euclid 35-Ton Rock Truck new gearbox and clutch discs, 318 • MAC w/Serco 8000 Loader Yard Truck 1" x 4' A307 • 1989 Int'l Tri-Axle Dump Truck, $16 Per Threaded Rod with 2 Detroit PU, extra knives, $15,000. Brand New Body Never Used Set Nuts and 2 Washers Call 540-493-3408 • 2000 Ford Sterling Single-Axle Dump Truck for Building Bridges • 2000 Freightliner Truck Windy Ridge Corporation • M938 Military Truck, AWD, Like New FOR SALE *Real Estate For Sale* Tamworth, NH (800) 639-2021 30 acres, Recycling Yard, Excellent 1993 JD 548E, Grapple/winch, very Opportunity, Permitted Parcel, Excellent good chains all-around, needs engine, Location, 2 miles off Interstate 84 in HAIX Protector Prime 16,000 hrs...... $20,000 Prospect, CT. $650,000. Boots 1991 JD 540E, 75% tires, ONLY $289 and free shipping. 10,000 hours...... $40,000 OTHER EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE Made in Germany, Vibram sole. 1984 JD 640C, ONLY 7,000 hours, CALL (203) 996-9522 CELL Windy Ridge Corporation very good chains all-around.... $20,000 Tamworth, NH 800-639-2021 Day 413-268-3600; Eve 413-584-4471 PORTVILLE TRUCK KLEIS EQUIPMENT LLC FOR SALE & AUTO REPAIR 2013 Deere 643K Wheeled Cutter, 7000 Used Timbco/Timberpro final drives in Hours, Very Clean...... $79,500 very good condition. 29 S. Main St, Portville, NY 2015 Deere 648L Skidder, Dual Arch, Winch, Chains all around, 2300 Hours...... $199,000 Fabtek 133 with Fabtek 4-roller head 716-933-8752 EXT 216 2015 Deere 648L Dual Arch, Winch, 2500 with computer. [email protected] Hours...... $190,000 Many used Timbco 425 parts and SERCO LOADER DISTRIBUTOR 2011 Deere 748H Dual Arch Grapple, Winch, complete undercarriage available. Sweda Axles, 9000 Hours...... $105,000 2006 Deere 648GIII, Single Arch, Winch, New JD 648GIII Grapple Skidder $23,500. Centers...... $60,000 TJ 450C Grapple Skidder $22,500. 2015 CAT 525D Dual Arch, Winch, 3950 740-541-4405 Call or Text Hours...... $149,000 2011 Deere 650J Dozer, 2650 Hours, Brand New Deere Winch, Screens, Sweeps... $99,500 2008 Deere 550J LT Forestry Dozer, Winch, NEW, USED, RARE & Screens, Sweeps, 3700 Hours...... $59,500 AFTERMARKET PARTS 2007 Deere 450J LT Forestry Dozer, 3200 Steering Valves, Output Shafts, Clutch Hours, Winch, Screen, Sweeps...... $59,500 Disc, Winch Drive Shafts, Winch Bands, Looking to set up Serco Sub-Dealers 2014 Tigercat 234 Log Loader, Live Heal, Raised Cab, Axles, Seals, Bearings, and Lots More. CSI Delimber,New ProPac Ground ....$CALL in Northeastern & Southeastern, NY 2014 Barko 295ML Loader on New Pitts TECH SUPPORT - 30 YRS Please call if interested Trailer, 6500 Hours...... $89,500 EXPERIENCE at small rate 1998 Hood 28000 Log Loader, Self-Propelled NEW Serco Sub-Dealer in Syracuse, NY Carrier, Delimber, Circle Saw...... $40,000 1973 Frank Tartaglia, Inc. 2009 Deere 759J Feller, with Quadco 22B o 440B 5867 East Malloy Road 360 Hotsaw, 2600 Original Hrs...... $239,000 2003 Timbco T425D, Brand New TimberPro JD 315-455-0100 Ask for Rich TBS32 360o Barsaw, 6000 Hours.....$149,000 1998 Timbco T415C Barsaw , Skidder CALL NOW ABOUT THE NEW Very Clean...... $89,500 Has a 4219 motor that runs great! Top SERCO 1050XR + 75XR 1994 Timbco 445 Feller, Gilbert Hotsaw..$35,000 shaft was rebuilt in Trans, 18.4x26 tires WE HAVE ALL YOUR SERCO 2008 TimberPro TN725B with Rolly II, Many come with front ring chains, center pins LOADER & LOG TRUCK NEEDS! New Parts...... $199,000 are tight, cylinders have no leaks, very 2007 Deere 540GIII Cable Skidder, 10K clean machine, winch works good. This Hours, 23.1 Rubber...... $89,500 1995 Deere 540E Cable Skidder, 11000 machine is ready to go to work! 415 Timbco Final Drives, Motors, Hours...... $44,500 MORE SKIDDERS FOR SALE! Excellent Condition. 1989 Deere 640D Cable Skidder, Chains All J.D. 753 Finals and Undercarriage. Around...... $29,000 J-K Equipment 1837 State Route 49 630 Timber Pro Bogie Axle, Tires Constantia, NY 13044 207-416-3510 or 207-478-1301 & Wheels, Misc. Parts. www.kleisequipment.com [email protected] J-KEquipment.com Call 740-541-1211 or 740-541-4405 (315) 623-2111

66 THE NORTHERN LOGGER & TIMBER PROCESSOR DECEMBER 2017 67 FOR SALE 2008 Timbco 415EX, Completely Restored ...... $119,500 2005 Timbco 425EXL, $90,000 spent in last 2 years on machine...... $119,500 2004 Barko 495, with Delimber...... $35,500 2012 CAT 545C, 6000 Hrs, Winch....$109,500 2015 CAT 525D, Dual Arch with Winch, 5500 Hours...... $129,500 2015 CAT 525D, Dual Arch with Winch, 5900 Hours...... $124,500 1983 CAT 518...... $22,500 2011 JD 748H, Dual Arch, Sweda Axles, 9500 Hours...... $84,500 Commonwealth Plywood, Inc. 2011 JD 648H, Dual Arch, Winch...... $84,500 2007 JD 648GIII, Single Arch with Winch, Whitehall, NY 11000 Hours...... $54,500 2012 JD 648H, Sweda Axles, Winch...$84,500 1995 JD 548E, Single Arch, Winch.....$44,500 Looking for Rotary Logs 1989 Morbark 22RXL...... $29,500 1994 TimberJack 240B, Auto Grapple, Rare Hardwoods and Softwoods Machine...... $59,500 1990 TimberJack 240A...... $29,500 8' 8" and 17' 6" Michael Sharp Enterprises, LLC 1 Meadow Brook Rd., Bridgewater, NH 03222 603-252-6689 or Call Jason Monley 603-359-5670 Call (518) 499-0099 www.michaelsharpenterprises.com

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Contact: 207-214-5500 - Mark 802-349-7684 - Rob 802-238-1168 - Joe 802-282-3160 - Tyler 802-373-1013 - Tom Accepting logs at: Bristol, VT Mill; Elizabethtown, NY Yard; and East Montpelier, VT Yard Merry Christmas And Happy New Year! Thank you for your support And all the good cheer! I hope next year is better than last, 2006 425EXL Timbco Feller Buncher, And we will plan for a good winter blast. 8000 hours, purchased new, well You sell us your logs, you cut our timber; maintained. Asking $159,000. Call A Danzer Group Company Our competition always keeps us limber; Edwards Landclearing 216-244-4413 Striving for the best is what we do, or 216-244-4450 Purchasing All So keep up that voodoo Hardwood Sawlogs That you do, so well. For Sale: Stakes, Cut-to-Order and Veneer Year Round Softwood and Hardwood Lumber Pallets, Bark Mulch, Specialty Servicing Central Lumber including Curly Maple and Western NY and Walnut. Buying: Hardwood & Softwood and Northwest PA Logs and Scragg. Cannonsville Lumber, Inc. Bradford's Log Buying Buying all species all the time! (607) 467-3380 Professionals The Wagner Companies Jim Hillman (814) 558-2807 Log Buying Crew Jeff Feiro (814) 558-3710 Ty Bowgren Jaret Learn Chris Segina 607-687-5362 Dispatch 607-229-8198 cell 607-743-5303 Alex Bond (814) 598-4230 607-760-7447 cell Log Buyer Log Buyer Log Yard Manager Allegany, NY Mt. Vision, NY Office (814) 368-3701 Owego, NY Bob Johnson Jason Schoonover Fax (814) 368-1088 Rusty Vanzile 607-227-8608 cell 607-760-7492 cell 607-594-3321 office Log Buyer Log Buyer 444 High St., Bradford, PA 607-351-4753 cell Cayuta, NY Towanda, PA www.bradfordforest.com Log Yard Manager/ Gary Champlin Travis Twoey Dispatch, Cayuta, NY 607-349-3203 Cell 607-220-4523 Bryan Walters Log Buyer Log Buyer 607-278-6101 Office Nineveh, NY Wellsboro, PA 2002 Komatsu 228 (PC228USLC-3) DEER PARK LUMBER 607-972-4296 cell Bill Townsend Chris Campfield deerparklumberinc.com Log Yard Manager 607-422-2924 607-760-9519 Excavator, 400HP JD power pack, with Davenport, NY Shinn stump grinder with bucktooth Log Buyer Log Buyer (570) 836-1133 Office Dave McNeil Davenport, NY Le Raysville, PA wheel, 16000 hours, purchased new, 607-278-6101 office (570) 836-6938 Fax Zach Landon Bill Tallmadge well maintained. More photos at www. 607-760-5489 cell 607-972-1550 607-693-2690 office Log Buyer edwardslandclearingandtreeservice. Consistent - Reliable Log Buyer 607-341-3709 cell com. Asking $149,000. Call Edwards Davenport, NY Owego, NY Log Yard Manager Landclearing 216-244-4413 or 216- Grading & Scaling Nineveh, NY 244-4450 Payment On Site Wagner Lumber Co. 4060 Gaskill Rd., Owego, NY • (607) 687-5362 **WE BUY HARDWOOD SAWLOGS LOGS & VENEER LOGS....YEAR ROUND!** Wagner Hardwoods P.O. Box 68, Cayuta, NY • (607) 594-3321 ROADSIDE BUYERS FINGER LAKES FIREWOOD Jim Brown Paul Reining Wagner-Nineveh Buying log length firewood. Up (570) 881-0900 (570) 468-7626 224 CR 26, Nineveh, NY • (607) 693-2690 to $40 per ton. Delivered to our PROCUREMENT MANAGER Greene Lumber Co. Candor, New York, yard. Scales. Jeffrey Nichols CF 16691 St. Hwy 23, Davenport, NY • (607) 278-6101 Knuckleboom Loader. Weekly (570) 836-1133 Potter Lumber Co., LLC payments. (607) 659-7718 3042 SR 6, Tunkhannock, PA 18657 3786 Potter Road, Allegany, NY 14706 • 716-373-1260

DECEMBER 2017 69 LOGS

Foremost Buyers of Eastern Hemlock logs Purchasing year round FSC Certified Sawmill Consistent Scaling and Prompt Payment For more information, please contact our Log Buyers: Annie-May Guthrie or Denis Gonthier Toll Free: 888-283-8878 Cell: 450-542-1752 (call or text) Email: [email protected] We Check us out at: www.adf-sawmill.com know WANTED our way LOW GRADE HARDWOOD around LOGS - 16' 6" a log. PURCHASING HARDWOOD SAWLOGS YEAR ROUND All Oaks, Maples, Tulip Poplar, Buyers White Ash, & Others. Delivered to of High E.R. Hinman & Sons in Burlington, LOW GRADE HARDWOOD CT. Contact Vicki Hinman in our Quality Burlington office at (860) 673-9170 White Oak, Red to receive a spec. sheet/pricelist Veneer Oak, Hard Maple Logs cfpwood.com LAKEWOOD PRODUCTS, INC & Hickory . Presque Isle, Maine Newport Vermont Williamstown, NY 395 Missile St. 115 Columbia Way 8”+, 0 Clear Face Buyer of Veneer, Sawlogs Presque Isle, ME 04769 Newport, VT 05855 Diane & Chantal arrange and Standing Timber 207-764-4428 802-334-6711 trucking for you! We Buy All Hardwood Species Rutherglen, Ontario Mellen, Wisconsin [email protected] We are Actively Looking for 50 Columbia Forest Products Rd. 605 Wilderness Dr. Export Logs: Ash, Red Oak, Rutherglen, ON P0H 2E0 Mellen, WI 54546 Walnut & Hickory 705-776-5400 715-274-4800 JF CARON, Log Buyer Bus: (315) 964-2449 Cell/Text: 819-472-0441 Fax: (315) 964-2843 [email protected] Buyer: Steve Rayder (315) 247-3903 “We like low grade logs ALL Buyer: Charlie Tuff (315) 247-3812 Eve. YEAR ROUND since 2001”

70 THE NORTHERN LOGGER & TIMBER PROCESSOR TOP PRICES PAID Northern Log B&B Forest Products, Ltd. Buyer, LLC 251 Route 145 PO Box 907 Webster, MA Cairo, NY 12413 BUYING (518) 622-8019 WHITE PINE AND BUYING ALL Bill Fabian - Owner HARDWOOD SAWLOGS SPECIES & GRADES Road Buyers: Long term markets of HARD & Southern NY, NJ and PA Good scale weekly pay Mike Fabian SOFTWOOD LOGS (518) 605-5993 ROD POULIN Both Domestic & Export Markets 819-549-2595 MA & CT Also Buying Wood Lots & John Wearstler Standing Timber (413) 446-1398 Call (413) 335-7945 or Email: Upstate NY & VT Larry Watson [email protected] (845) 901-8135 www.busterlandmanagement.com Buying veneer, rotary and BUYING WHITE & RED sawlong grades of: Red Oak, & SPRUCE LOGS Hard Maple, Cherry, White PINE SOFTWOOD LOGS WANTED Oak, Basswood, Soft Maple, COMPETITIVE PRICES Hemlock Ash, Tulip, Hickory & Walnut WE SUPPLY TRUCKS Spruce Please call for Price Sheet CT, RI, MA, NY, PA, NJ, VT, NH White Pine DIRECT DEPOSIT AVAILABLE WEEKLY PAY TRUCKING AVAILABLE BUYER - ANDREW LATOUR NE Timberland Investments LLC Deposit, NY Portbec Forest Products Ltd TEL (450) 247-3513 Bruce Goodrich (607) 316-7610 D.G. Forest Products Ltd EMAIL: [email protected] Main Office (413) 862-4500 Eagle Lumber Terminal Inc www.renebernard.com [email protected] Sykma Expressway Ltd Buying Spruce & Fir, White Pine Logs Alan W. Pearson Procurement & Sales Manager Office 207-942-9326 Fax 207-942-8771/Cell 207-745-3002 •Buying hardwood logs in 1 foot increments; 6' to 16' Sylvain Duguay •Receiving Logs at 6 locations: Wood Procurement St-Malo, QC; Hardwick, VT; New York State & Qubec West Topsham, VT; Passumpsic, VT; Office 450-247-2987 Chichester, NH; Colebrook, NH. Home 819-425-7310/Cell 514-592-9978 •Trucking service available for Fax 819-425-3788/Fax 450-247-3631 Roadside pickup Trucking Dispatcher Log Buyers: 866-657-6531 Bill Day Brian Luce 603-490-6844 802-673-8402 Chichester Yard All States Procurement Manager: Joey Goudreau-Cell 802-673-2450 Email: [email protected]

Buying All Species Hard & Softwood Sawlogs Trucking FREE for all of New England Buying Wood Lots Landclearing DMP Land Management, Inc. (413) 535-7460 [email protected]

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SAWYER WANTED Scotland Hardwoods is seeking an experienced Production, Grade Sawyer for fully computerized mill. Applicant must have good mechanical abilities, be a self-starter, and work as part of a team. LOGGING & TRUCKING Salary based on experience. INSURANCE NY, PA, & VT Full benefit package included. Life & Disability Insurance, Workers’ Please send resume & salary Comp, Commercial Auto, General requirements in confidence to: Liability and Inland Marine Scotland Hardwoods PO Box 328 Johnson Agency, Inc. Scotland, CT 06264 Auburn, NY Attn: General Manager Call Brendt (315) 282-7416 Fax: 860-423-1969 or email to [email protected] Mobile Firewood Processing Serving New England & Eastern New York 860-663-3736 FULL-TIME SAWMILL MANAGER NEEDED Komatsu 445 Feller Scotland Hardwoods, a lumber Buncher for Hire manufacturer/sawmill facility in Serving New England, New York, Connecticut, is seeking a Sawmill New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Manager who: healthy Call Arthur Stout (508) 942-0604 - Has complete knowledge of [email protected] sawmill operations - Will maximize productivity - Is mechanically oriented Hard Maple-Export Logs INSURANCE - and is a team leader International 1/4" Scale-Immediate Payment The Sawmill Manager should have Sawlogs Celebrating 60 Years! at least 3 years experience running Clear: $1,100 MBF Prime: $900/MBF a sawmill and should be a highly #1: $700/MBF #2: $600/MBF motivated, self-starter with good Veneer Logs people and communication skills. Maxi Slicer: $4,500/MBF We offer excellent pay and a Clear Slicer: $3,500/MBF • Logging Liability comprehensive benefits package. Prime Slicer: $3,000/MBF Please send resume & salary Select Slicer: $2,500/MBF • Equipment Coverage requirements in confidence to: Prime Rotary: $1,500/MBF • Trucking Insurances Scotland Hardwoods Clear Rotary: $1,400/MBF • Workers' Comp PO Box 328 Buying Year Round Slicer & Rotary Grade Veneer Logs, • Commercial Vehicles Scotland, CT 06264 Sawlogs of: Red Oak, Walnut, White Oak, • Business Policies Attn: General Manager Ash, Cherry, Soft Maple, Birch, Hickory Fax: 860-423-1969 or email to • Personal Insurances [email protected] Please Call for Specs and Pricing Log Buyer: Dan Izzo [email protected] Moravia, NY (315) 497-0410 www.SKEELE.com www.Skeele.com LOGGING CREWS NEEDED Mechanized or Non-Mechanized Meltz Lumber (518) 672-7021

72 THE NORTHERN LOGGER & TIMBER PROCESSOR LAND CLEARING DIVISION MANAGER Marketing experience in land clearing and forestry management services is required. Direct supervision of multiple crews and multiple jobs. Pro safety attitude and Operational Leader $1,100 - $1,700 per week by example. Maintain equipment Year-round work according to all company policies. CDL A or B preferred Travel throughout Northeastern United States. Minimum 10 years experience. Traveling Required Excellent pay, benefits and company 401K match. Reply To: 812-339-9000 or [email protected] Send resume to Terry Tree Service Visit our website at: https://nssccorp.com E-mail: [email protected] Benefits include: health, dental, vision, life and disability Fax: 585-783-1209 or Mail to 225 insurance, 401K, and paid time off. Ballantyne Rd, Rochester, NY 14623

DECEMBER 2017 73 Cost of Classified Ads: $70 per column inch if paid in advance, $75 per column Vermont’s Department of Forests, inch if billed thereafter. Repeating ads are COMING Parks and Recreation will hold four $65 per column inch if paid in advance, public meetings to provide updates from EVENTS $70 per column inch if billed thereafter. different sectors of the Department’s work and Firm deadline for ads is the 15th of the to hear from those with an interest in the forest month preceding publication. To place an economy. These meetings are being held first ad call (315) 369-3078; Fax (315) 369-3736. thing in the morning so that loggers, truckers, Please note: The Northern Logger neither , landowners, sawmill operators and endorses nor makes any representation or others may have the opportunity to attend, guarantee as to the quality of goods or the minimizing the impact to their full workday. accuracy of claims made by the advertisers All meetings will be from 7:30–9:30am. appearing in this magazine. Prospective buyers For more information: Sam Lincoln, Deputy are urged to take normal precautions when Commissioner, Vermont Department of Forests, conducting business with firms advertising Parks and Recreation, (802) 622-4005 or [email protected] goods and services herein. DECEMBER 11 Island Pond Welcome Center, 11 Birch Street, Island Pond, VT DECEMBER 13 Nortrax, 300 Clinton Street, Springfield, VT ADVERTISER INDEX DECEMBER 14 Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife Conference Room, 111 West Street, Essex, VT AMEX...... 72 Anderson Equipment...... 68 DECEMBER 15 USDA Forest Service Office Conference Room, 231 North Main Street, Rutland, VT B&B Lumber...... 20 Bandit...... 4 Barko...... 49 JANUARY 8-11, 2018 , SUNY ESF, Syracuse, NY. For more Barry Equipment...... 42 2018 Kiln Drying Workshop information contact www.esf.edu/outreach/kiln or call 315/470-6817 or 6832. Bells Machining...... 13 Blockbuster...... 20 CBI/Terex...... Inside Back Cover Event notices must be received by DECEMBER 15 to be included in the January calendar. Send notices to: The Northern Logger, Editor Commonwealth Plywood...... 68 PO Box 69, Old Forge, NY 13420, 315-369-3736 fax, [email protected] Duratech...... 57 Farm Credit East...... 45 Forestry First...... 67 George Kahler Sales...... 57 Letter to the Editor Golden Rule Equipment...... 73 In an otherwise very informative and instructive article in the November issue Great Lakes Trailers...... 20 (Estimating Loads per Acre), the author recommends using a penny as a factor-10 basal Healy Harvesting...... 65 area gauge. Maybe OK in a pinch, but not a very accurate instrument to determine pulpwood or low grade timber volume/value per acre. Additionally, the instrument Hull Forest Products...... 70 chosen, penny or otherwise, IS the point sampling center, not the cruiser’s eye. Spinning Husqvarna...... 8 around in the taking readings from an outstretched penny as a sampling Labonville...... 57 instrument will not result in accurate data with which to determine volume of even Log Max Forestry...... 64 low value material. The instrument itself should be the point sampling center – Forest Mercier Wood Flooring...... 70 Mensuration 101. A suggestion: Buy a precision-ground 10-factor prism. Costs about Michael Sharp Enterprises...... 68 14 bucks from a reputable instrument vendor. And pay attention to standard forestry Milton CAT...... 53 applications. Don’t spin around in the woods with a penny in your fingers. I hope this Morbark ...... 38-39, 64 advice will improve your sampling accuracy, and probably your professional image, too. Trust me. — TIMOTHY S. MURPHY, FOREST RESOURCES CONSULTANT, CLARKSBURG, PA Morin Diesel...... 19 Nortrax...... 18 Response from author Dr. Steve Bick: I am in complete agreement with Mr. Murphy that a Peterson...... Inside Front Cover prism is a much better instrument for measuring basal area than a penny used as an angle Pete’s Equipment...... 68 gauge. The penny was recommended because almost everyone has one. In teaching timber Taimi Swivels...... 20 measurements classes around the northeast for NELA, Mona Lincoln and I always distributed Tidewater Equipment...... 67 plastic angle gauges that had both BAF 10 and 20 openings stamped into them. I have to US Forestry Dist/Rottne....Back Cover disagree about the being the center of the point (as is the case when using a prism). Avery and Burkhart’s Forest Measurements textbook states the following about the stick-type Wagner Lumber...... 69 angle gauge: “With a stick gauge, the observer’s eye represents the vertex of the sighting angle; Wallingford’s...... 7 hence the stick must be pivoted or revolved about this exact point for a correct tree tally.”

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