now here's something you don't see very often
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sILlogger
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that is painful to watch!!! i'll stick to my chainsaws...but i'll still race with crosscuts and axes
Gives one some perspective on using brawn to fall(though I'm not sure their technique is as productive as it should be)...AND more respect to the
old timers that did it 10-12 hours a day 6 days a week!! Now those Dudes
were TOUGH
old timers that did it 10-12 hours a day 6 days a week!! Now those Dudes
were TOUGH
cantcutter
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Why?? That is the question!
Why? Why not? Maybe they want to connect in some way to the old timers and the way the old timers worked. Maybe it's the sound and feel of a hand saw because nothing else quite compares. Maybe they want the sense of accomplishment in doing something the way they want to do it.
Once in awhile, and not often at our ages, a friend of mine and I will take down a tree by hand. We'll chop the undercut together,left handed and right handed, at the same time. We'll use an old misery whip that I got from my grandfather that was his father's. We both come from logging families and we both still make our living in the woods. Maybe this is a way to pay homage to all those that went before us, and made the choices and paid the price, and helped us get to where we are now.
Try the old ways once in awhile. If nothing else, they'll give you a new appreciation of the technology available to us. And you just might like it.
Stihlboy088
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Boboak speaks the truth, but i still prefer chisel bits to misery whips.
Me too. Especially the next morning when I'm dragging my sore body out of bed. That old crosscut saw looks good right where it is..hanging on the wall over the fireplace.cantcutter
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Maybe they are tree thieves and a chainsaw makes to much noise.
IMO if they want to get back to basics they need to pick alot larger tree
Somebody spent some time cleaning and polishing up that cross cut before they used it... I think it must be some sort of college course as most of the group is pretty young and the trees are in a managed forest.
IMO if they want to get back to basics they need to pick alot larger tree
Somebody spent some time cleaning and polishing up that cross cut before they used it... I think it must be some sort of college course as most of the group is pretty young and the trees are in a managed forest.
I can't watch it, too slow on this machine, but maybe they are logging a wilderness area? Are they using a horse to skid the logs out?
Are they using a horse to skid the logs out?cantcutter
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No horses... just a bunch of peole and a couple of guys with a crosscut and an ax...... their tree looks like its the largest one in the stand and it might be 14 inches at the base.
