Historical Methods
Historically in the Pacific Northwest, logs were first sold after they were delivered to the water and rafted. Consequently log scalers would walk the rafts and measure and grade the logs in the water. When logging was done by hand, the fallers and buckers were often paid on a piecework basis so the individual workmen's production was scaled daily as well. Presently few logs are ever rafted.
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