timberman
Cuts trees professionally
A timberman is a worker who fells trees or works with timber in logging operations.
The term also applies to miners who install and maintain the wooden supports in mine shafts: The timberman inspected the tunnel bracing after the collapse.
In entomology, timberman refers to certain longhorn beetles whose larvae bore into wood.
Bladed tool for chopping
- chainsawMotor-driven cutting tool
- fellingDowning standing timber
- buckingJumping to unseat rider
- loggingRecording system events
crosscut · splitting · hardhat · flannel · chaps · woodcutter · limbing · log
Wide-bladed timber tool
- peaveySpiked lever for logs
- springboardFlexible platform for jumping
- logrollingTrading political support mutually
- sawpitTrench for splitting timber
Forest cultivation practice
- arboricultureCultivation of woody plants
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- cruisingMoving at relaxed pace
- scalingClimbing or resizing
board-feet · stumpage · woodlot · plantation
axe
Bladed tool for chopping
logging · crosscut · splitting · hardhat · flannel · chaps · woodcutter · limbing · log · yarder
broadaxe
Wide-bladed timber tool
- peaveySpiked lever for logs
- springboardFlexible platform for jumping
- logrollingTrading political support mutually
silviculture
Forest cultivation practice
- arboricultureCultivation of woody plants
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- cruisingMoving at relaxed pace
scaling · board-feet · stumpage · woodlot · plantation
burly
Heavily muscled and broad
hardy · tough · muscular · stalwart · rough-hewn · stocky · bearded · calloused · barrel-chested · broad-shouldered
timbermanmetalworker
One who shapes metal
steelworker · ironworker · stonemason · plasterer · welder
timbermantree planter
One who cultivates seedlings
forester · conservationist · arborist · forest ranger · environmentalist