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TOOL IDENTIFICATION
AltimeterMeasures elevation or altitude
Back-pack Fire Pump
Manually operated water pump for fighting forest fires
Bark Gauge
Determines the thickness of tree bark
Bulldozer
Used by loggers to clear land
Canthook
Used to roll or turn logs
Chainsaw
Manually felling trees, delimbing, and bucking.
Chainsaw Chaps
Reduces impact of running chainsaws, protecting workers.
Clinometer
Measures tree height and slope of the ground
Data Recorder
Store daily data in forests like temperature, relative humidity, and light intensity. Helps foresters predict when forest fires are more likely
Densitometer
A densitometer is a device used for measuring the photographic density of an image on a film or photographic print.
Diameter Tape
Measures the outside diameter of the main stem of trees
Dot Grid
An overlay device for arriving at a quick estimate of area of some feature on a photo by counting dots. Dots may be regularly spaced or random.
Drip Torch
Starts controlled prescribed burns in forest and prairies
Endloader
Feller Buncher
Used to cut timber
Fiberglass Measuring Tape
Measures horizontal distance
Fire Rake
Removes leaf litter and duff to create fire lines
Fire Weather Kit
Instruments used to measure weather conditions and determine danger risk levels for forest fires
Fire-Swatter
Extinguishes slow spreading ground fires
Flow/current Meter
A current meter is oceanographic device for flow measurement by mechanical, acoustical means, or electrical means.
GPS Receiver
Handheld, satellite based device used to determine location data
Hand Compass
Used to measure the magnetic direction of sighted objects relative to the user
Hand Lens/Field Microscope
Used to magnify items.
Hip Chain
Measures distance over any terrain and through forests
Hypo-Hatchet
Kills undesirable trees by penetrating into sapwood a herbicide
Increment Borer
Extracts small cylinders of wood from the bark to pith of a tree. Used to age and determine growth of trees.
Log Rule
For determining board foot lumber volume in logs
Logger’s Tape
Tree diameter on one side and liner feet on the other
ph Meter
electronic device used for measuring the pH (acidity or alkalinity) of a liquid
Planimeter
Used to determine acreage from a map by tracing the perimeter on a scaled map
Plant Press
A structure typically made of two ventilated frames 12 X 18 inches, within which plants may be arranged between sheets of driers
Plastic Flagging
Used to mark an area or object
Pulaski Forester Axe
An axe and grubbing hoe tool that can trench and cut roots commonly used in fighting wildfires
Relaskop
Used to take individual tree diameter and heights during forest inventories
Safety Glasses
Personal protective equipment used to protect the eyes from debris an impact
Safety Hard Hat
Combination hard hat, ear, and eye protection required in logging
Soil Sampler
Tool used to take a sample of soil from the ground
Soil Test Kit
A soil test kit is a kit used to find the analysis of a soil sample to determine nutrient content, composition and other characteristics, including contaminants.
Staff Compass
Traditional compass used to survey forest and fields.
Stereoscope
Land is seen in three-dimension and all objects stand out. Height can be observed in even the smallest object with great detail
Survey Instrument
Different instruments used by surveyors
Tally Book
Used in cruising timber to keep record
Tally Meter
Counts from 0 to 99,999. Fits in hand and used in cruising.
Tree Caliper
Measures tree diameter very accurately
Tree Harvester
Used to harvest timber
Tree Marking Gun
Sprays paint on trees to mark boundaries and sale trees
Tree Planting Hoe or Bar
Tool used to create a narrow opening in the ground for planting bare-root tree seedlings
Tree Skidder
Used to move timber out of the woods.
Tree Stick
Measures tree diameter, log height, and the volume of timber in a tree
Water Sampler
Takes samples of water
Water Test Kit
Analysis of a water sample to determine nutrient content, composition and other characteristics, including contaminants.
Wedge Prism
Angled glass tool used to find merchantable size for trees quickly.
Wheeler Caliper
Measure from any unobstructed sighting position and at any height on the tree stump, DBH, or merchantable height.