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35 Chapter 3: Using Timber

Text-Dependent Questions 1. How do loggers choose which trees to cut first? 2. Why are logs stacked after they are cut? 3. What are the uses of the bark from the trees?

Research Projects 1. Find out more about how technology has advanced the job of loggers in the past 100 years. How has the equipment used to cut and process lumber changed? 2. Find out what it is like inside a sawmill. What tools, safety equipment, and products are found there?