bstewert
TreeHouser
Pic on a wall in a restaurant in Vernonia, OR. Sorry if it has been posted before.
Check out this notch
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MasterBlaster
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If that's real, it's awesome!!!
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Rborist1
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Wow!
sotc
Dormant hero!!
Seen that a few times over the west coast, pretty serious
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
They cut that notch then charged people five cents to get their picture taken on a horse.....cool gig!
sotc
Dormant hero!!
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
Remember that first pic the cut was made with a cross cut but the roof was cut with an axe .Lawdy I can't imagine .
I've got the Time/Life book titled "the loggers " which shows early timber cutting in the east as well as the PNW .It's full of old timey pictures like that .
Those eastern loggers could drop a 4 foot oak in about half a day with cross cut and axe .When they saw the PNW Douglas firs and redwoods they had no idea how to fall them .If they did get them dropped they broke half of them which led to topping in order not to destroy the log .
All I can say is they certainly must have been a hardy lot .Good grief attacking a 20 foot tree with an axe .
I've got the Time/Life book titled "the loggers " which shows early timber cutting in the east as well as the PNW .It's full of old timey pictures like that .
Those eastern loggers could drop a 4 foot oak in about half a day with cross cut and axe .When they saw the PNW Douglas firs and redwoods they had no idea how to fall them .If they did get them dropped they broke half of them which led to topping in order not to destroy the log .
All I can say is they certainly must have been a hardy lot .Good grief attacking a 20 foot tree with an axe .
gf beranek
Old Schooler
Terri and I were at the cook house just a couple of weeks ago. Great pics
SkwerI
Treehouser
I see Willie is hanging out with some of those nefarious PETA members. 
flushcut
TreeHouser
Ah the days of old! I wish I was there.
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
The thing that gets me about those old logging pics, is that you would think the guys would have enormous muscles, but they pretty much look average builds.
flushcut
TreeHouser
I think a better comparison would be a marathon runner.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Giant muscles would be burned off from working (overtraining) so much.
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
According to that book the average logger was about 165 pounds and tough as a wildcat .They could metabolise an amazing 8000 calories a day .
Jack
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sotc
Dormant hero!!
I see Willie is hanging out with some of those nefarious PETA members.
Can't even hide that guy in a reflection!
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Rborist1
Guest
Really good read, thanks for posting.
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
Good heavens 4 cords of wood just in chips alone in the notch .
flushcut
TreeHouser
And they are on their knees OUCH!
sotc
Dormant hero!!
Those are some serious shingles they are making too!
flushcut
TreeHouser
Right! How about them chips.
thattreeguy
TreeHouser
these pics are available from...the old picture guy..in ferndale ca...he used to sell them at hansens truck stop.
might call chaz at hansen wire rope see if he has the number to thim, they sell for 10 bucks i think
might call chaz at hansen wire rope see if he has the number to thim, they sell for 10 bucks i think
flushcut
TreeHouser
With a chainsaw
