Optimal bucking
Subtitle: two trials with commercial OSU BUCK Software
By: by Eldon D. Olsen, Bennett Stringham, Stephen Pilkerton.
Contributors: Stringham, Bennett.; Pilkerton, Stephen.; Oregon State University. Forest Research Laboratory.
Series: Research contribution / Forest Research Laboratory, College of Forestry, Oregon State University -- 16.; Research contribution (Oregon State University. Forest Research Laboratory) -- 16.
Publisher: Forest Research Laboratory, College of Forestry, Oregon State University
Published: 1997
Place of publication: [Corvallis, Or.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: BUCK (Computer program); OSU-BUCK (Computer program); Logging -- Computer programs.; Bar coding.; Lumber trade -- Inventory control.
Description: Trials to achieve optimal bucking were made with updated OSU-BUCK software in an eastern and a western Oregon location during the summers of 1993 and 1994. The commercial version of the software allows tagging of each log with bar-code identification numbers and therefore provides tracking from stump to customer. Data management is enhanced by automatic creation of input and output files in spreadsheet format. The software allows a choice of scaling rules, and accommodates multiple species while increasing measurement accuracy. The trials showed that, as with previous software, preferred-length requirements are a stumbling block to achieving the most effectiveness. Value and volume increases achieved with OSU-BUCK were moderate. Pairing a Log-Quality Technician with a faller appears to be a promising method for users of optimal-bucking software.
Notes: Cover title.

"May 1997."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 32).

Also issued online.