Special Forest Products

Question 1

How to classify special forest products

Answer 1

Must have authorization by the district manager
Product must conform to special forest product description
A waste assessment on the left timber harvested area must be done and approved
SPF must be scaled at a site designated by district manager.

Question 2

Describe the 3 step scaling process of SPF

Answer 2

Scale results are recorded to scalers tally sheet

Tallies are summarized to scale summary

Documents are submitted to ministry

Question 3

Give production code, description and scale method of a Christmas tree

Answer 3

Xm
Douglas fir
Has height class 1 = over 5m 2= 3-5m 3= less than 3m
Piece counted

Question 4

Give production code, description, and scale method of firewood

Answer 4

Fw
30- 60 cm, sometimes cordwood is 1.2m diameter is 20cm
Scale method is by cord 4’ by 4’ by 8’ = 128 m3
Stacked scale method

Question 5

Give production code, description, and scale method for mining timber

Answer 5

MT
Peeled logs that range from 10cm - 38cm diameter 1.4 m - 2.4m in length

Scaled BC metric scale

Question 6

How are stakes and sticks scaled and what is the product code

Answer 6

Either piece, sample method, or stacked

SS

Question 7

Give production code, description, and scale method for cants

Answer 7

CA
A two flat faced board where bark or sap wood is still present. Would not make saw log.
No defined dimensions
Piece sampling or BC metric scale

Question 8

Give production code, description, and scale method for posts and rails

Answer 8

PR
round fence post, usually lodge pole pine.
6 to 15cm diameter
Classes are 1.8, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 3m

Scaled via piece sampling or stacked method
Also bc metric scaled if decided

Question 9

Give production code, description, and scale method for fence rails (split)

Answer 9

PR

Class 1.8, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 3.0, 3.6
Scaled by stack method

Question 10

Give production code, description, and scale method for shake bolts and blocks

Answer 10

SB
Cut from usually cedar slabs. It’s a partially manufactured product. Shake bolts are cut from shake blocks.

Scaled using stack method on a 1.5 m pallet using a air factor of 0.7 if not debarked and 0.8 if debarked.

Question 11

Give production code, description, and scale method for shakes

Answer 11

SK
Shakes are split from blocks or taper sawn from blanks and are red cedar
Lengths are 46cm and 61cm and no greater than 2.5 m thick
Scaled using stack method on a 1.5 m stack method

Question 12

Give production code, description, and scale method for wood chips

Answer 12

CH
Small thin pieces of wood mechanically cut

Scaled via weight scaled

Question 13

Give production code, description, and scale method for hogged tree material

Answer 13

HF

Grindings from logs

Weight scaled

Question 14

Describe timber marking for SFP

Answer 14

Timber marking for sfp is the same as logs, all sfp must be marked at area of origin prior to any transportation.

Question 15

Describe transportation documentation for SFP

Answer 15

Every load must carry a manifest and piece scale tally sheet and volume sheet
fs 200 for Christmas trees
Or purchase of sfp fs 220
Or the load description sheet for chips and hog fuel

Question 16

List the four SFP scaling methods

Answer 16

Piece sampling method

Stacked method

Piece count method

BC metric piece scale

Question 17

When is piece count method used best for SFP

Answer 17

Christmas trees only

Question 18

What are the solid wood conversion factors for unpeeled round wood products, unpeeled split products, peeled wood products and split products

Answer 18

0. 65
1. 70
2. 75
3. 80