Revenue Branch Publications
Scaling Manual
Current Manual
Name
Effective Date
Title
May 1, 2007
Introduction
July 1, 2008
Table of Contents
July 1, 2008
Chapter 1 - Scaling Overview
July 1, 2008
Chapter 2 - Timber Marking and Branding
July 1, 2008
Chapter 3 - Species Identification and Defects
July 1, 2008
Chapter 4 - Smalian's Formula
July 1, 2008
Chapter 5 - Scaling Tools
July 1, 2008
Chapter 6 - Gross Measurement Procedures
July 1, 2008
Chapter 7 - Firmwood Defects and Conventions
July 1, 2008
Chapter 8 - Timber Grading
July 1, 2008
Chapter 9 - Interior Grading
July 1, 2008
Chapter 10 - Coast Grading
July 1, 2008
Chapter 11 - Documenting and Reporting Scale
July 1, 2008
Chapter 12 - Special Forest Products
July 1, 2008
Chapter 13 - The Weight Scale System
July 1, 2008
Chapter 14 - Weight Scale Sampling
July 1, 2008
Chapter 15 - Scaling Administration
July 1, 2008
Appendix
May 1, 2007
Glossary of Terms
July 1, 2008
Historical 1995 Manual
Name
Effective Date
Original
June 1, 1995
Amendment No.1
November 1, 1996
Amendment No.2
November 1, 1999
Amendment No.2
November 9, 1999
Amendment No.3
March 1, 2003
Amendment No.4
June 18, 2003
Amendment No.5
November 1, 2003
Amendment No.6
October 5, 2005
Amendment No.7
April 1, 2006
Amendment No.8
June 30, 2006
Important Notice: Effective April 1, 2005 this is a true copy of the Scaling Manual. All rights reserved. Copyright of this material belongs exclusively to the Province of British Columbia.