#$%^&*AU2013204148B220160512.pdf#####a method for processing a length of material utilising a timber-working head, including the steps of: receiving, at a processor (13), a signal indicating manual designation of a point (19) along the length of material (14) as a first end point receiving, at the processor (13), a signal from at least one distance measuring device 15 associated with a timber-working head (4), the signal indicating the distance between the first end point on the length of material and a second end point (20) on the length of material and determining, at the processor (13), the actual length of material to be processed using the signal from the distance measuring device.FIG. 1 1 3 5 2 8 6 7 12 -4 14 1 20 21 15 17 13 16 ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. 1 8 1/4