RandyMac
Stiff Member
This thread is great, the sawchain filing is fascinating, the photos are completely worth the time, thank you.
I was very fortunate to have learned the trade from men very much like Art Martin. Men who worked through the transitional period from handtools to what I think of as modern chainsaws. The master faller that I spent most of my time with, used the same big Homelites that Art used, never used anything else. The "old" guys had the knowledge and patience to direct my nearly lethal combination of youthful exuberance and developing talent. I carry with me a clear picture of the old man, sitting on a stump, smoking a dreadful cigar, watching me work. He always had a handfull of rocks, the second it looked like I was going to make a wrong move, he would bounce one off my tinhat, a signal to stop and await instructions, he never missed with those rocks or his advice.
I wish you a long life Art, you are indeed one of a kind.
I was very fortunate to have learned the trade from men very much like Art Martin. Men who worked through the transitional period from handtools to what I think of as modern chainsaws. The master faller that I spent most of my time with, used the same big Homelites that Art used, never used anything else. The "old" guys had the knowledge and patience to direct my nearly lethal combination of youthful exuberance and developing talent. I carry with me a clear picture of the old man, sitting on a stump, smoking a dreadful cigar, watching me work. He always had a handfull of rocks, the second it looked like I was going to make a wrong move, he would bounce one off my tinhat, a signal to stop and await instructions, he never missed with those rocks or his advice.
I wish you a long life Art, you are indeed one of a kind.