When the hewer completed the first side of the timber "stick" (squared timber) it was turned down and the process repeated until all sides were squared. On a good day the crew prepared five or six sticks. The hewer was allowed a knot only on one side. If the last squared side had too many knots, it was left on the forest floor. The process of lining was very critical as it was here that any defects (knots, pitch, worm-holes and the like) in the outer edges were avoided. As the large pine groves were cut, the size of the squared timber diminished and so did its shape. Waney timber, squared timber with rounded edges, began to appear in the 1860's.
