Bucking Hardwood Logs for Urban Tree Professionals Seneca Creek, Dickerson, MD

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Bucking Hardwood Logs for Urban Tree Professionals

Seneca Creek, Dickerson, MD
Thursday June 19, 2008
8 am –4:00 pm
Seneca Creek Joinery is located off RT
28 on Peach Tree RD. From I-270 take
the Rt 28 exit toward Darnestown about 15
miles to Peach Tree Road. The landmark
is Lewis Orchards Farm Market. Turn Right
on Peach Tree Rd. Go 1 mile to 19701
(white house that sits right up next to the
road) Phone # is 301-972-7453

This HVIP Bucking Workshop is
designed to give Urban Tree
Professionals knowledge and practice
in utilizing trees removed from the
urban forest to their highest
environmental and economic value.
• The training includes both indoor and
outdoor components and makes use of
the HW Buck computer simulator to
give participants the opportunity to
improve their skills on both simulated
and actual, on-site, tree stems.
• Topics covered include hardwood
defects, grading and scaling, and
expert bucking techniques.
• Participants receive SAF continuing
education credit.
• For additional information contact
Sustainable Resource Management Inc

Register by phone: 443-458-5237
Register by email: forests@earthlink.net
Register by mail:
Bucking Hardwood Logs for Urban Tree
Professionals
Sustainable Resource Management Inc
3288 Beards Point Rd
Davidsonville, MD 21035

Limited Seating in Each Session


   7:45 - 8:00   Registration
   
8:00      Introduction and discussion of local bucking methods, markets, highest use,
grading rules   

8:15      Why is log and tree grading important?

8:30      Basic lumber grading

9:00      Defect slide show
      
9:30      Break
   
9:45      Discussion of bucking and defects at stems    

10:00       Grading and Scaling slides, worksheet           
   
   10:30       Rules of Thumb - Bucking slides


   10:45       Application of principals on stems
         Defects, grade/scale, what is the best grade for this section?
      
   11:30      Lunch
      
   12:30      Intro to HW Buck

   12:45      Break

1:00      Sawmill demo
      
   2:30      Break

2:45      Grading and bucking of training stems
         
   4:00       Adjourn