West Coast Terms

[Altissimus]

... Since I ever started I have loved the Slang terminology of Treework especially the West Coasters. Saw "School Marme" used to describe what looked to be a Co Dominate Pine ... Never heard that one , wonder about it's origin / meaning.

 

[stig]

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[SouthSoundTree-]

A tight crotch. A school teacher, back in the day, was required to be single, therefore, chaste.

 

[Altissimus]

...was on Facebook page , Loggers Rigging Men Timber Fallers ....some pretty cool pics get posted

 

[sotc]

Oh man, so many references! Christie carriage with a donkey dick.
Piss fir is both a white fir and a forest service employee.
Cat skinners.
Double enders and screwy bells... Goes on forever

 

[Burnham]

Yessir...from a piss fir .

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

Never heard those, Willie, but I'm no logger.

 

[sotc]

Yessir...from a piss fir .

Thought of you but I posted anyway

 

[squisher]

Hmm highballing' or a good solid fast guy referred to as a highballer? I dunno maybe used everywhere? Schnarb, shallal(sp). You go to work in a crummy or bunny bus. Hook tender or choker pig.

It's endless.

 

[old irish]

I believe that the school marme term came from: picture the school teacher standing in front of the blackboard with a piece of chalk in her hand with her arm held out at a 90 degree angle. Thus a description of a tree with a sucker limb growing out of it and then upwards.

 

[squisher]

No. School marm refers to a tight crotch only ime not just any co-Dom and certainly not one that has a nice open attachment. And I've never heard it used to refer to a limb that's then tried to turn into a top.

Regional differences maybe?

I know it as Sean described it.

 

[squisher]

I refer to branches like you're describing as a dogleg or sucker top I believe.

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

School mark is offensive to some, more easily offended, ladies. Split-tail, too (short hitch cord for a blake's hitch).

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

Think about a bunch of loggers with slim picking around in camp. What will their minds turn toward?

 

[sotc]

No. School marm refers to a tight crotch only ime not just any co-Dom and certainly not one that has a nice open attachment. And I've never heard it used to refer to a limb that's then tried to turn into a top.

Regional differences maybe?

I know it as Sean described it.

Same here

 

[gf beranek]

As well here.

 

[cory]

I believe that the school marme term came from: picture the school teacher standing in front of the blackboard with a piece of chalk in her hand with her arm held out at a 90 degree angle. Thus a description of a tree with a sucker limb growing out of it and then upwards.

Hey Pat, how've you been!!!!????

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I always heard the school marm as that nasty extra top, tight crotch, that will "learn ya" if you do it wrong

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

Welcome back

 

[old irish]

The school marme that I was describing was in reference to old growth Redwood. A tight crotch also is a school marme. If you google the term you will see photographic examples of both. So everyone is right!

 

[squisher]

like I thought regional differences. No westcoast terms I know would be in reference to redwoods because we don't have them up here. Good to read you Pat.

 

[Burnham]

Same here

As well here.

Yep.

 

[Altissimus]

...okay , what Logger job is termed "Siderod" ? Comes from Alaska dude on FB.

 

[flushcut]

The boss of a yarding crew

 

[Altissimus]

Thanks.