NORTHWEST LOG RULES ADVISORY GROUP

P.O. BOX 709

FOREST GROVE, OR 97116

MINUTES OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING

April 9, 2009

CALL TO ORDER

Chairman Larry Holmgren called the meeting to order at 9:00 AM at Seven Feathers Resort and Casino in Canyonville, OR.

ROLL CALL

Members present were:

Mark Kemp Columbia River Log Scaling Bureau

Gary Curtis Columbia River Log Scaling Bureau

Jerry Ashby Pacific Rim Log Scaling Bureau

Terry Pelt Pacific Rim Log Scaling Bureau

Mike Keller Southern Oregon Log Scaling Bureau

Bob Guy Southern Oregon Log Scaling Bureau

Bob Anderson Northern California Log Scaling Bureau

Jamie Crowell Northern California Log Scaling Bureau

Don Tveit Yamhill Log Scaling Bureau

Kevin Merritt Yamhill Log Scaling Bureau

Jonathan Wilder B.L.M.

Steve Hagen B.L.M.

Camille Smith U.S F.S.

Morris VanDeventer O.D.F

Other persons in attendance were:

Robbie Robinson Columbia River Log Scaling Bureau

Dave Chafin Columbia River Log Scaling Bureau

Rollie Carrick Northern California Log Scaling Bureau

Tom St. Laurent Yamhill Log Scaling Bureau

Ted Curtis Weyerhaeuser

Russ McCaslin Rayonier

Dennis Moore Northwest Log Scalers

Joe Sutphin Campbell Timberland Mgt.

Mike Randall Swanson Brothers

Don King Swanson Group

Greg Fox Roseburg Forest Products

MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 2, 2008 SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING

The minutes of the October 2, 2008 semi-annual meeting were approved as mailed.

SCALING PRACTICES COMMITTEE REPORT

Chairman Gary Curtis reviewed the March 12, 2009 Scaling Practices Committee meeting. There was a log rollout at the Simpson-Dayton log yard near Shelton, Washington. Small Douglas fir logs in the 5 to 12 inch range with spike knots, knot whorls, snow break, and crook were presented. The question was if standard or better lumber grades could be recovered from logs with these defects. The consensus of representatives from the Bureaus had 19.2% defect. Lumber was presented from similar logs with these defects showing the effect on lumber quality. A second group of larger, 9 to 17 inch, Douglas fir logs was presented with the same defects. The consensus on these logs was 10.6% defect. There were also a group of alder logs. Most of these logs had mechanical damage that looked like thumb nail impressions caused by a logging processor. Lumber was presented to show the affect of the stain and bruising caused by this mechanical damage. No deductions in volume or grade were made for this defect because it was determined that it did not penetrate the scaling cylinder. Some participants felt that a small deduction could be made for this defect at the small end of the log. When grading alder that has a surface clear requirement, some members disregarded limbs that originated in the bark from adventitious budding.

RULE CHANGE REQUEST

There were no rules change requests.

NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT

Robbie Robinson reported that the committee has selected Larry Holmgren as chairman, Mike Keller as vice chairman, and Jerry Ashby as secretary. With the retirement of Gary Curtis, Tom St. Laurent was selected as chairman of the Scaling Practices Committee. There were no nominations from the floor. All members approved the nominations as presented.

OTHER BUSINESS

Steve Hagen asked if the minimum board feet requirement on #3 sawmill grades should be 10 board feet rather than 50. It was questioned if the minimum diameter, length, and board feet were all requirements. Clarification of these requirements and possible re-wording will be discussed at the next Scaling Practices Meeting

TIME AND PLACE OF THE NEXT MEETING

Yamhill Log Scaling and Grading Bureau will host the next semi-annual meeting with the time and place to be announced

ADJOURNMENT

Chairman Larry Holmgren adjourned the meeting at 9:20 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,

Tom St. Laurent

Secretary