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LONG-BUTTING [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Sawing
DEF

A bucking practice in which merchantable pieces from the lower portion of the tree are wasted because long sections of the log are cut off in search of a portion with less rot.

OBS

The portion of the tree being cut off because of rot is called a "long-butt" or "long butt."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciage du bois
DEF

Opération qui consiste à couper les extrémités d'une pièce de bois débité, perpendiculairement à ses faces et ses rives, pour la porter à la longueur voulue ou pour éliminer des défauts en bout.

Spanish

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