the roadside landing Michigan logging wheels – historical skidder, consisting of a specially designed large set of wooden wagon wheels and could be used in unfrozen soil conditions Skid cone – a steel or plastic cone placed on the end of a log while being skidded, in order to ease its transportation or protect residual trees Water Splash dam – a dam built to temporarily raise the water level of a river to float timber downstream Flume – chutes specifically constructed to transport lumber and logs down mountainous terrain to a sawmill by using flowing water. Timber slide – chutes constructed parallel to a river in order to avoid damage to timber rafts caused by rapids or waterfalls Boom – barriers placed in a river, designed to collect and or contain floating logs felled from nearby forests Forest products Forest product – any material derived from a forest for direct consumption or commercial use, such as lumber, paper, or forage for livestock. Wood is by far the dominant forest product, used for fuel (as firewood or charcoal), structural materials in the construction of buildings, or as a raw material, such as wood pulp used in the production of paper. All non-wood products derived from forest resources are called non-timber forest products. Primary forest products Lumber (also "timber") – structural material for the construction of buildings or furniture making Paper – made from wood pulp derived from the timber stock pulpwood Paperboard – a thick packaging material derived from paper, cardboard is the generic term Veneer – thin layers of high-quality wood, often decorative but also the primary product in plywood Multilaminar veneer – like veneer, but utilizes plantation wood in accordance with the principles of sustainable forest management Oriented strand board – mainly used in structural insulated panels, has largely replaced plywood Fiberboard – a cheaper and denser form of plywood, used when cost is considered most important. Often used as the underlying structure in car dashboards Drywall – a gypsum plaster placed inside two sheets of paper, used commonly as the finishing step in construction of interior walls and ceilings Wood-plastic composite – made from recycled materials, is crack- and split-resistant and used commonly outdoors Secondary forest products Fuel Firewood – the most unprocessed form of wood fuel, supplies the majority of the developing world's energy needs Pellets – a byproduct from sawmilling, is formed from compacted sawdust, easy