Clear face in a log
Q.
What do the terms "clear face" and "trim" mean, in regard to logs?

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West of the Rocky Mountains, "clear face" means a log that is free of knots or any other telltale signs of defects, such a "cat faces", deep scars, bumps (because of previous limbs or scars). "Trim" means, for example, that the log is 16' 10". The ten inches represents the trim. For Douglas fir logs, the requirement from the mills around here is at least 10" of trim. The trim is said to be figured into the Scribner Scale system by which they are scaled. However, I sometimes find that difficult to handle.


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