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Home > Poles & House Logs
Sierra Pacific Industries is a manufacturer of untreated Ponderosa Pine and Douglas-fir poles. Logs chosen for poles are pre-selected from the highest quality, small log timber available. Limits are placed on knot size, taper, and sweep. Poles are free from decay and bug holes.
House Logs:
Sierra Pacific Industries carries house logs in the bark to the following specifications:
| Species: | Lodgepole Pine | ||
| Sizes: | Small logs | Diameter: | 7.5" to 9" top - 13" Max Butt |
| Length: | 32' to 40' - May be 10% under 32' | ||
| Medium logs | Diameter: | 9.5" to 11.5" top - 16" Max Butt | |
| Length: | 32' to 45' | ||
| Large logs | Diameter: | 12" to 14" top - 18" Max Butt | |
| Length: | 32' to 40' |
Character Logs:
Character logs are select to the same size specifications as the regular "House Logs," but have characteristics that appeal to the home buyer who wants a more rustic looking log.
| Straightness: | Butt Hook | 1" to 2" Max |
| Sweep | 2" Max | |
| Kinks | 2" to 4" Max of Centerline | |
| Knots: | Max 5" Diameter | |
| Shape: | Catface & Scars | Individually unlimited, limited in overall pro portion to 20% |
| Witchbroom Butts | (Lobed Butts) - Not allowed | |
| Canker Swell | Unlimited | |
| Twist | Some allowed | |
| Spiral | 1 in 16 | |
Machine Damage: |
.5" Deep Max | |
| Other Defects: | No massed borer holes | |
| No Rot, except an occasional rotten knot is allowed | ||
| Blue stain unlimited | ||
| Surface beetle tracks permitted | ||
| Bark & healed scars OK | ||
Species: |
Lodgepole Pine | |
| Not responsible for unobserved defects in the barkie form | ||