Logging Terms - W -
WEDGE: A plastic or metal tool used by a faller to
prevent a tree from falling backwards, redistribute a tree's weight to a desired
direction and to prevent the bar from being pinched while bucking.
WEDGE OR PIE: A section sawn from a tree during the
bucking sequence to allow for the directional pressures of various bind
situations. Splits, slabs and excessive wood-pulling are minimized when a wedge
is sawn.
WIDENING OR DAYLIGHTING: Taking an additional strip of
timber off the right-of-way or quarter after the road is in.
WIDOW MAKER: Any loose overhead debris
such as limbs or tree tops that may fall at any time. Widow makers are extremely
dangerous and present the faller with a continual source of danger. Limb or
other loose material dropped or thrown from a tree toward the faller as the tree
is felled.
WINCHING: The winding of cable or rope onto a spool or
drum.
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