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Railhead Farthest point in the woods to which the railroad had ...
Ramp  -See landing. ...
Rays A ribbon-like aggregate of wood cells extending radially across the ...
Reach Wood or metal structural member connecting a logging trailer to ...
Reaction wood Wood with distinctive anatomical and physical characteristics, formed typically in ...
Reforestation Restocking an area with forest trees ...
Regeneration Renewal of a tree crop, either by natural or artificial ...
Regression Statistical technique used to evaluate relationships among variables ...
Reload To transfer logs from one mode of transportation to another ...
Relog To salvage small timber, culls, and other residuals following the ...
Resaw A machine to cut boards, planks, slabs, or other material ...
Resawing The process of sawing lumber in two lengthwise, parallel to ...
Residual stand Trees remaining in an area after the cutting operation has ...
Residual value Actual or assumed value of a machine after it has ...
Residuals Trees remaining after an intermediate or partial cutting of tree ...
Residue Wood or bark that is left after a manufacturing process ...
Reverse casehardening A final stress-and-set condition in dry lumber in which ...
Rick Pile of evenly stacked cordwood, stave, bolts, or other short-length ...
Rift sawn Rift-sawing at a 30-degree or greater angle to the growth ...
Rig To install the blocks and lines used in a cable ...
Rigging Cables, blocks, and other equipment used in yarding logs ...
Right-hand mill A sawmill in which the saw and carriage are on ...
Right-of-way Strip of land on which a road is to be ...
Rim speed  The speed of the saw blade at the extreme periphery ...
Ring debarker Used primarily to remove bark from saw logs and veneer ...
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