I will need to break out a tape. I would hate to be an eighth of an inch off. 
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Humptulips
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I will need to break out a tape. I would hate to be an eighth of an inch off.
With the rust on it, it will make it look bigger so it may look like an inch measurement and be smaller. If you tell me inch that will be my story and I'm stickin' to it. :hmm3grin2orange:
Back in Feb. of 1974 I moved to the Charlottes to take up the Warehouse Supervisor position for MacMillan Bloedel at Juskatla. Upon my arrival and while settling in I discovered that, having no Blacksmith, they mostly used what are often called "quick fix" knobs, "easy way" knobs or, their proper name, spiral ferrules to make up chokers in the landing. Consequently, there was one large inventory of quick fix knobs in the warehouse, all color coded too. I think black was 7'8" and green was 1" (could be wrong) and other colors were other sizes.
Anyway, during the year the foundry that produced all these knobs went on strike so after we'd bought up as much "knob" inventory as we could it became incumbent to not use them up as fast as normal. I think it was A-1 Foundry or IANCO that was on strike that year, can't recall for sure.
"Normal" meant that when a knob pulled off the end of a choker and flew into the bush very little effort was made to find it as there were always spares in the landing.
Except for now.
The Woods Foreman had a little chat with the rigging crews and explained the situation (no spare knobs available) and informed them that when they ran out of knobs for chokers then the side would shut down and they would go home.
I heard that after that little chat every time a knob pulled off a choker there would be two or three guys all running toward wherever it landed. They found most of them quite quickly too.
No sides shut down and we didn't run out of choker knobs at all during that period, as I recall.
Naturally, as soon as that little time was past the crews went back to their normal ways and we started using lots of knobs again.
I've often wished I had one percent of the value of the waste I witnessed during my years in logging. I'd be filthy rich for sure. :msp_biggrin:
Take care.
Anyway, during the year the foundry that produced all these knobs went on strike so after we'd bought up as much "knob" inventory as we could it became incumbent to not use them up as fast as normal. I think it was A-1 Foundry or IANCO that was on strike that year, can't recall for sure.
"Normal" meant that when a knob pulled off the end of a choker and flew into the bush very little effort was made to find it as there were always spares in the landing.
Except for now.
The Woods Foreman had a little chat with the rigging crews and explained the situation (no spare knobs available) and informed them that when they ran out of knobs for chokers then the side would shut down and they would go home.
I heard that after that little chat every time a knob pulled off a choker there would be two or three guys all running toward wherever it landed. They found most of them quite quickly too.
No sides shut down and we didn't run out of choker knobs at all during that period, as I recall.
Naturally, as soon as that little time was past the crews went back to their normal ways and we started using lots of knobs again.
I've often wished I had one percent of the value of the waste I witnessed during my years in logging. I'd be filthy rich for sure. :msp_biggrin:
Take care.
me and my old lady use chokers like that during our "Adult" time.
I doubt it.
I know you're trying to be salty and join in the discussion but that kind of post underlines the fact that you have nothing worthwhile to add.
Humptulips
ArboristSite Guru
Dave,
We used quick knobs when I worked in AK. If you pull the knob off you seldom find it and of course the wedges are gone. If you break a choker we pretty much always salvaged them. We were always short on knobs as the guy we worked for was running close to bankruptcy.
One of my Sunday jobs was to scrounge up used line for chokers. I think I cut up every bit of used haulback on Heceta Island. We found out we could make a 3/4 knob fit on 7/8 line if we sharpened the line with the line saw to get it started. Same with 7/8 knobs on inch line.
Amazing what you can do when given the choice of make do or sit in camp.
We used quick knobs when I worked in AK. If you pull the knob off you seldom find it and of course the wedges are gone. If you break a choker we pretty much always salvaged them. We were always short on knobs as the guy we worked for was running close to bankruptcy.
One of my Sunday jobs was to scrounge up used line for chokers. I think I cut up every bit of used haulback on Heceta Island. We found out we could make a 3/4 knob fit on 7/8 line if we sharpened the line with the line saw to get it started. Same with 7/8 knobs on inch line.
Amazing what you can do when given the choice of make do or sit in camp.
