Re: Old History photo # 90
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03/03/23 06:42 AM
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That was back when men were men and women were women. Actually, that was back when men were men and the women were too! Great photo.
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Re: Old History photo # 90
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03/03/23 08:13 AM
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What is the diamond shaped piece in the middle of the log cut? The tools of the logging trade pictured here are a double-bladed axe, cross cut saw, (also known as a misery whip), springboard, and gunstick. The area where the men are lying is the uncut and was made by the two choppers with axes. The gunstick is the scissors like tool that would have been used to make the final depth and angle adjustments to the undercut so that the tree fell in the desired location. Once the undercut was complete, two men would use a cross-cut saw to make a backcut (on the opposite side of the tree) so that the tree would topple from the stump. Any mistakes and the tree could fall in an unintended direction possibly causing injury or death to the logging crew.
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Re: Old History photo # 90
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03/03/23 08:41 AM
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Great pic. Those trees are on the top of my list of things I want to see before I kick the bucket.
Everything the left touches it destroys
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Re: Old History photo # 90
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03/03/23 08:59 AM
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What is the diamond shaped piece in the middle of the log cut? The tools of the logging trade pictured here are a double-bladed axe, cross cut saw, (also known as a misery whip), springboard, and gunstick. The area where the men are lying is the uncut and was made by the two choppers with axes. The gunstick is the scissors like tool that would have been used to make the final depth and angle adjustments to the undercut so that the tree fell in the desired location. Once the undercut was complete, two men would use a cross-cut saw to make a backcut (on the opposite side of the tree) so that the tree would topple from the stump. Any mistakes and the tree could fall in an unintended direction possibly causing injury or death to the logging crew. Thanks for the explanation. Would they also make side notches due to the saw being shorter than the diameter of the tree? I believe I have seen old photos of that.
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Re: Old History photo # 90
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03/03/23 09:01 AM
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Would love to see how they moved that after. How big a lenghs, if split and how. I agree. Doing any of that without modern heavy equipment would seem all but impossible
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Re: Old History photo # 90
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03/03/23 10:36 AM
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What is the diamond shaped piece in the middle of the log cut? The tools of the logging trade pictured here are a double-bladed axe, cross cut saw, (also known as a misery whip), springboard, and gunstick. The area where the men are lying is the uncut and was made by the two choppers with axes. The gunstick is the scissors like tool that would have been used to make the final depth and angle adjustments to the undercut so that the tree fell in the desired location. Once the undercut was complete, two men would use a cross-cut saw to make a backcut (on the opposite side of the tree) so that the tree would topple from the stump. Any mistakes and the tree could fall in an unintended direction possibly causing injury or death to the logging crew. Thanks for explaining
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Re: Old History photo # 90
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03/03/23 10:44 AM
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Great pic. Those trees are on the top of my list of things I want to see before I kick the bucket. Same here.
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Re: Old History photo # 90
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03/03/23 10:55 AM
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Great pic. Those trees are on the top of my list of things I want to see before I kick the bucket. Same here. A must see. I was there to see them in person years ago. Pictures do them no justice.
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