2.3 Log Milling Requirements

2.3.1 Location log was processed (sawn/milled) shall be documented (REQUIRED) To meet interim certification requirements, this information may not be available therefore location log processed will not be required.

Documentation will include the following information:

• Company name
• Sawyer name or ID #
• Company address
• Company phone number
• Company email (optional)

2.3.2 If logs are moved from a storage facility (other than the removal site), the distance traveled to the processing facility shall be documented. (Note: If the logs were moved directly to the processing facility, that distance was captured in 2.2.12. If the logs were stored at a different facility after removal, this will capture the distance traveled from said staging or storage facility to the processing facility.) (REQUIRED) To meet interim certification requirements, distance traveled may not be available and will therefore not be required.

2.3.3 If logs are bucked, new lengths and date will be documented. (REQUIRED) To meet interim certification requirements, this information may not be available and will therefore not be required.

2.3.4 Cut date/processing date will be documented, (REQUIRED) To meet interim certification requirements, this information may not be available and will therefore not be required.

2.3.5 Wood grade will be documented (REQUIRED):

In an effort to minimize waste and best utilize the tree according tour Standards and mission statements, woods that were milled according to Urban Wood Grade Standards as found in Appendix B will score higher points than if milled specifically for traditional grades. **** Grades are for market consistency, and are referring to non- construction material only)

• Wood is sawn to Urban Wood Grade Standard, mill run (5 pts)
• Wood is sawn to another Urban Wood Grade Standard. (4 pts)
• Wood is sawn to Traditional Wood Grade (3 pts)
• Unknown / not recorded. (0 pts)

2.3.6 Cut types, (i.e. slabs, boards, timbers, cookies, turning blocks, bases, posts, beams, live edge, non-uniform etc.) dimensions and board footage of the new items will be documented and all new items will be tagged. (REQUIRED)

Individually labeled and stocked items

• The quantity, dimensions, and cut type of each individual piece cut from the log will be documented and each new item will be tagged, (unless bundling, see below under “bundled units”)
  ! A new trackable tag or SKU will be created for each new individual item to replace the log tag. The new tag or SKU will keep and build upon all previously collected information.
• Board footage will be calculated and documented to assign a total board footage teach piece.

Bundled Units

• Any merging or splitting of logs into new or separate tracking units or bundles during the sawing will be documented.
• Quantity of bundled units, and the dimensions and cut types of each bundled unit will be documented. (Individual pieces are not required tbe labeled in a bundle).
  ! A new trackable tag or SKU will be created for the bundled unit to replace the merged log tags. This new tag will contain all previously collected data. Any of the items in a bundle may have come from any one of the merged logs, but individual items within the bundle will not need to be directly tied to their respective parent log.
  ! In order for a bundle tobe qualified as USRW certified, all logs merging in to the bundle must meet all certification requirements.
• Board footage will be calculated and documented to assign a total board footage teach bundle/unit.
  Bundled units that are later combined or separated for grade sorting or other purposes shall be  given new trackable tags or SKUs that identify their source bundle(s).

2.3.7 Post milling insect infestation prevention measures will be documented. (REQUIRED)

Optional Points within 2.3:

2.3.8 After assessing the log, it may be documented with photographs (1 pt. per photo up to 3pts. More than 3 photos may be documented)

2.3.9 Option to document the various cuts with photographs to ensure a higher star rating. (1 pt. per photo up to to 3pts. More than 3 photos may be documented)

2.3.10 Wood processing was completed by a USRW Certified Organization. (1 pt.)

Total possible REQUIRED points for Log Milling Requirements section (0-5 pts). Optional points (up to 7 pts).