How do they match: Log Graders and Scalers

  • Deck Specialist

  • Communicate with coworkers by signals to direct log movement.
  • Identify logs of substandard or special grade so that they can be returned to shippers, regraded, recut, or transferred for other processing.
  • Measure log lengths and mark boles for bucking into logs, according to specifications.
  • Paint identification marks of specified colors on logs to identify grades or species, using spray cans, or call out grades to log markers.

  • Communicate with other workers to coordinate activities.