powder n: powder line

powder n Then.you'd roll [the logs] up on a high gallows, then you'd mark with a powder line where you were going to make each saw cut. Both the bottom and the top of the log had to be marked with a black line. In order to make the line black, we would put some gunpowder in a can with some...

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Summary:powder n Then.you'd roll [the logs] up on a high gallows, then you'd mark with a powder line where you were going to make each saw cut. Both the bottom and the top of the log had to be marked with a black line. In order to make the line black, we would put some gunpowder in a can with some snow, then with birch bark the fire would melt the snow. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup [DNE's relevant entries are at reddening n] [See Powell on scaffold, gallows] G. M. Story FEB. 15 1989 WK Used I and Sup Used Sup Used Sup