lumberers
Forest timber workers
Lumberers are people who cut down trees and prepare timber for transport—loggers or woodcutters.
The term is less common than lumberjacks in American English but appears in historical and regional contexts: The lumberers worked through the winter months, felling trees and hauling logs to the river.
Bladed tool for chopping
- chainsawMotor-driven cutting tool
- crosscut sawBlade for perpendicular cuts
- cant hookLog-rolling lever tool
- peaveySpiked lever for logs
wedge · maul · bucksaw · skidder · yarder · harvester · sawbuck · broadaxe
People who fell trees
- sawyersPeople who saw wood
- fallersLogging crew members
- buckersTree sectioners or opposers
- woodcuttersThose who fell trees
Log-to-board factory
- logging campForest work settlement
- stumpageStanding timber's price
- board feetLumber quantity measurement
- log driveRiverborne lumber transportation method
pulpwood · export · milling · planing · grading · scaling · cruising · concession
Cone-producing trees
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- old-growthLong-undisturbed forest
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
stand · grove · woodland · taiga · boreal · softwood · hardwood · evergreen
Strenuous, prolonged effort
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- manual workLabor using physical effort
- callusesThickened protective skin areas
fatigue · endurance · muscle · physical effort · blue-collar · backbreaking · grueling · strenuous
axe
Bladed tool for chopping
- chainsawMotor-driven cutting tool
- crosscut sawBlade for perpendicular cuts
- cant hookLog-rolling lever tool
peavey · wedge · maul · bucksaw · skidder · yarder · harvester · sawbuck · broadaxe · froe
loggers
People who fell trees
sawmill
Log-to-board factory
- logging campForest work settlement
- stumpageStanding timber's price
- board feetLumber quantity measurement
log drive · pulpwood · export · milling · planing · grading · scaling · cruising · concession · forestry
conifers
Cone-producing trees
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- old-growthLong-undisturbed forest
- canopyOverhead protective covering
underbrush · stand · grove · woodland · taiga · boreal · softwood · hardwood · evergreen · spruce
toil
Strenuous, prolonged effort
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- manual workLabor using physical effort
calluses · fatigue · endurance · muscle · physical effort · blue-collar · backbreaking · grueling · strenuous · demanding
lumberersconservationists
Advocates for protecting nature
environmentalists · preservationists · forest rangers · park rangers · tree huggers