The timber industry involves growing, cutting, transporting, and shaping trees for commercial use. It includes forest managers, heavy machinery manufacturers, sawmills, chemical manufacturers, retail stores, and tool makers.
The timber industry includes people, places, and jobs that focus on growing trees for wood, cutting those trees, transporting them, turning trees into lumber, shaping wood into usable objects, and any other service involving the use of wood. From foresters to carpenters, tool makers to delivery drivers, the logging industry encompasses a wide range of jobs and activities that make wood usable for consumption by the general public. Forest managers are perhaps the first link in the chain, as they are responsible for growing new trees, managing forest growth, and even felling trees for transportation.
Manufacturers of heavy machinery can also be considered part of the logging industry, as excavators, bulldozers, backhoe loaders and other heavy machines are often used in the forestry process. Specially designed delivery trucks and logging trucks can be used to transport the goods; Forklifts can be used to load and unload trucks with wood. Other heavy machinery may be used to saw wood, store it, or otherwise shape it for commercial use.
Sawmills are key parts of the lumber industry, as these mills are where trees are processed into usable lumber or pulp. Parts of the tree can be used to make products such as paper, while other parts can be used for applications such as construction, furniture making, support structures, and so on. Manufacturers of chemicals can also fall into the timber industry category, as special chemicals are often used to treat timber used for construction purposes. These chemicals help prevent water damage, insect infestation, and even warping, splitting, crazing, and other types of damage.
Retail stores also fall under the category of timber industry. Some lumber yards and hardware stores sell lumber and other types of cut wood, while other retail establishments may sell products made from wood. Furniture stores are perhaps one of the most common types of stores that fall into this category, as much of the furniture designed for home use features wood in some way. Other consumer products may also be made from wood and as a result will generally be considered part of the timber industry. Tool makers, for example, often design hand tools with wooden handles; hammers, axes, maces, and so on will feature strong woods for the handles rather than heavier, more expensive metals. Other industry members may include baseball bat makers, book publishers, construction and engineering companies, and many more.
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