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Exhibit 99.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        Pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned, as Chief Financial Officer of The Timberland Company (the "Company"), does hereby certify that to the undersigned's knowledge:

1)

the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 28, 2002 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and



2)

the information contained in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 28, 2002 fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/  BRIAN P. MCKEON Brian P. McKeon
Chief Financial Officer

Dated:    August 12, 2002

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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002