Looking for a concise, standards-aligned pocket checklist for log grading and defect deductions that holds up on the landing. I’m tightening QC and want something that adheres to the USFS Log Scaling Handbook (Scribner Decimal C) with clear thresholds for sweep, rot, and knot size, ideally formatted for a 3x5 Rite in the Rain; a template or reliable source would help me keep the crew calibrated.
Did this by shrinking the USFS FSH 2409.11 (Scribner Decimal C) sweep/rot/knot tables, printing 2-up and cutting to 3x5 Rite in the Rain; mine’s held up on the landing. Source PDF: https://www.fs.usda.gov/im/directives/fsh/2409.11/. Caveat: Region supplements tweak rot and breakage deductions, so pencil your unit’s thresholds in the margin.
I added a tiny 1 in/2 in circle and a short 0–4 in edge scale on my “3x5 Rite in the Rain” card so I can lay it on knots and sweep and hit the Scribner Decimal C thresholds fast on the landing. Tables came straight from the USFS handbook: Forest Products Measurement | US Forest Service; just keep the print matte — glossy glare in drizzle makes the small numbers hard to read.