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P.A.I. | | Periodic annual increment ... |
Parbuckle | | A method for loading objects onto vehicles, consisting of a ... |
Parent tree | | Any tree whose seeds are used to produce progeny for ... |
Partial cut | | Logging area in which only part of the trees are ... |
Pay-as-cut | | Timber purchase based on a dollar amount for a certain ... |
Payload | | Gross weight of a loaded vehicle minus the weight of ... |
Payout | | To unreel cable ... |
Peat | | Generally, unconsolidated material that consists mainly of undecomposed, or only ... |
Peavey | | Stout lever, fitted with a strong, sharp spike used for ... |
Peeler | | High-grade log from which veneer is peeled, on a lathe, ... |
Periodic annual increment | | Mean annual growth or increase in volume during a specific ... |
Piece rate | | Payment for labor where income is related to output ... |
Piedmont | | Located or formed at the base of a mountain range; ... |
Piling | | Picking up tree-length logs or bolts and depositing them in ... |
Pintle hook | | Hooking device normally found on the rear of a piece ... |
Pit | | Generally a colloquialism for a landing, also known as a ... |
Pit sawing (pitsaw) | | A method of sawing logs or timbers, as into boards, ... |
Pitch | | Pitch has more than one meaning in the fields of ... |
Pith | | The small cylinder of primary tissue of a tree stem ... |
Plan and profile | | Drawing showing both horizontal (plan) and vertical (profile) delineation of ... |
Planimeter | | Instrument used to mechanically measure an area by tracing the ... |
Plantation | | Forest stand regenerated artificially either by sowing or planting.
-Manmade forest ... |
Planting | | Artificial regeneration method in which a new stand of trees ... |
Plunge cut | | Starting a cut in the center of a log using ... |
Pogo stick | | Stand used to hold the air hose and electrical connections ... |
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