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Tool ID http://www.state.sc.us/forest/edutools.htm
Forestry Tool ID
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Increment Borer 1
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Bark Gauge 2
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Bark Gauge Measures bark thickness by driving the cutting edge through bark until wood is reached Guard is slid against tree or log and bark thickness is read directly off the scale.
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Tree Caliper 3
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Back pack fire pump 4
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Back Pack Fire Pump When filled with water, this hand-operated pump can be used to extinguish small areas of burning grass.
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Chainsaw 5
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Chainsaw Chaps 6
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Chainsaw Chaps made with specially woven fibers designed to burst apart upon contact with a chain saw chain and jam the chain against the saw’s bar and sprocket, protecting the user’s legs from injury
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Clinometer 7
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Clinometer (Suunto® Clinometer shown)
Used to measure heights of trees Slopes and vertical angles
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Fire/Council Rake 8
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Fire Rake (Council Fire Rake shown)
Used for raking fire lines to mineral soil, digging, rolling burning logs and cutting grass, small brush or saplings.
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Fire-Swatter 9
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Fire Swatter(Fire Flap) (Council Fire Swatter Flap shown)
For smothering fires in grass, straw and low weeds. Sliding the swatter over low flames will extinguish the fire without fanning the blaze or spreading sparks.
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Dot Grid 10
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Dot Grid Used to calculate acreage by dot count on any map or photo, regardless of the scale
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Drip Torch 11
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Drip Torch Used to widen fuelbreaks by burning out fuels between the break and the oncoming fire It is widely used in mop-up operations to burn out pockets of fuel remaining adjacent to control lines after a wildfire is contained It is also used to ignite fuels as part of a prescribed burn.
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Ear Protection 12
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Fire Weather Kit 13
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Fire Weather Kit (Belt Weather Kit)
Used to measure wind speed and direction, humidity, and temperature It is often worn on a belt.
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Hand Compass 14
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Tree Stick 15
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Tree Stick/ Biltmore Stick
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Tree Stick (Biltmore Stick shown)
Use to determine number of logs in a tree, diameter, and volume and to scale logs.
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Log Rule 16
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Log Rule Used to measure logs and determine board foot volume.
The three most common log rules (ways of estimating log or tree volume) are shown on these devices.
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Canthook 17
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Plastic Flagging 18
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Pulaski Forester Axe 19
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Pulaski Forester Axe Combination grub hoe/axe.
Designed for chopping, grubbing, and digging fire lines in brush-filled or rocky terrain. Also is used for trail construction and maintenance
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Relaskop 20
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Relaskop Used to measure tree height Diameter
and basal area (a measure of tree spacing) has a variety of scales.
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Safety Glasses 21
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Safety Hard Hat 22
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Soil Sampler 23
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Hip Chain 24
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Hip Chain Used to measure distance by tying the end of the string to an object and walking. Distance displays in meters or feet on an odometer inside the box.
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Staff compass 25
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Staff Compass (Warren-Knight Forester Staff Compass shown)
Used in surveying much more accurate than a hand compass but less accurate than GPS survey units.
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Hypo-Hatchet 26
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Hypo-Hatchet used to selectively kill undesirable trees in a forest stand without harming desirable trees nearby by injecting tree with herbicide.
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Stereoscope 27
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Stereoscope Used to observe and measure slope on aerial photos
Details of maps shown in 3-D
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Tally Book 28
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Tally Book (Hand-Held Tally Book shown)
Use in cruising timber or in tallying lumber height, diameter, and number of trees are recorded when cruising.
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Tally Meter 29
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Tally Meter (U.S. Government Type Tally Counter shown)
Used in cruising tree survival checks and other applications where items are being counted Fits in one hand and can be reset to zero by turning one knob.
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Data Recorder 30
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Data Recorder (TDS Ranger Data Collector shown)
Used to electronically store data in the field for transfer to a computer back in the office
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Tree marking gun 31
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Tree Marking Gun (Nel-Spot Tree Marking Gun shown)
Used to squirt paint on trees to be removed during thinning and other operations.
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Planimeter 32
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Planimeter Used to determine acreage from aerial photo or map.
The round part is rotated over the perimeter of the area being measured. Readings in acres are displayed.
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Tree Planting Hoe & Planting Bar
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Tree Planting Hoe & Bar Used to create a slot in which to plant tree seedlings.
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Logger’s Tape 34
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Wedge Prism 35
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Wedge Prism (Basal Area Prism)
Used during cruising timber to help determine tree spacing as well as to decide which trees should be measured when sampling is being used.
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Wheeler Caliper 36
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Wheeler Caliper Used to measure diameter and height of trees
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Survey Instrument 37
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Survey Instrument (Topcon® AT-G7
Used to determine slope
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GPS Reciever 38
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GPS Receiver Utilizes orbiting satellites to determine exact latitude/longitude position. This information is used to draw maps and measure acreage as well as aiding in navigation.
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Densiometer 39
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Densiometer (Forestry Suppliers Spherical Crown Densiometer shown)
Used to help estimate the spacing of trees and determine if thinning or other practices are needed.
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Fiberglass Measuring Tape
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Fiberglass Measuring Tape
Used to measure distance in meters or feet; does not automatically retract like a logger's tape.
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Water Test Kit 41
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Water Test Kit Used to determine water quality in terms of such measures as dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, and turbidity.
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Plant Press 42
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Soil Test Kit 43
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pH Meter 44
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Flow/current Meter 45
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Flow/current Meter USGS Type Current Meter shown - used to determine water velocity in streams.
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Water Sampler & Kit 46
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Water Sampler Used to remove a small quantity of water from a stream or other body of water for use in testing its quality.
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Field Microscope 47
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Diameter tape 48
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Altimeter 49
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Altimeter (Haga Altimeter shown)
measures height of trees and can also be used to measure slope.
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Feller Buncher
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Endloader
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Tree Skidder
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Bulldozer
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