The Axman

[chris_girard]

Here's a nice old training video.

This is even before B's time in the Forest Service...I think?

 

[Burnham]

Just by a little bit .

 

[flushcut]

Timber!!

 

[Tree09]

That works better than i thought it would honestly, he's knocking out brick sized pieces every few seconds.

 

[chris_girard]

No doubt about it, those guys were skilled with an axe.

 

[Nutball]

That works better than i thought it would honestly, he's knocking out brick sized pieces every few seconds.

I once tried to race someone felling pines with a bowsaw, and he had an ax. The ax won by a long shot, though in my defence the bowsaw wasn't nearly as good as it could have been. I think Axes are only worth while in soft wood, but I stand to be corrected.

 

[chris_girard]

The only time that I use an ax these days is when I am driving wedges.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

AMEN
Knocking Gob too

 

[cory]

#knockinggob

 

[Tree09]

Yup, and cleaning up the kerf on gap hinges, which i probably use too much.

 

[flushcut]

#knockinggob

Gobknocker, Do you even knock gob bro? OMG! This will become part of my daily vocabulary.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Hi, my name is Stephen. I am a gobknocker. Its been 4 days since I last knocked gob

 

[Kaveman]

I was knocking a different gob yesterday...

Love the old training/safety videos, like the classic "Shake Hands with Danger"

I've always found it interesting that hardhats were widespread throughout the industry, long before chainsaws, and just how long the ax has remained a requisite tool.

 

[cory]

Do you even knock gob bro?

 

[Nutball]

Time to put a stop to this

 

[flushcut]

You’re such a gobsmacker.

 

[gumboot]

I was knocking a different gob yesterday...

Love the old training/safety videos, like the classic "Shake Hands with Danger"

I've always found it interesting that hardhats were widespread throughout the industry, long before chainsaws, and just how long the ax has remained a requisite tool.

The Axe was the first tool to turn trees into something useful . And it will be the last .
As long as humans have oposing thumbs and fingers . Some guy will be using an axe somewhere

 

[gumboot]

I once tried to race someone felling pines with a bowsaw, and he had an ax. The ax won by a long shot, though in my defence the bowsaw wasn't nearly as good as it could have been. I think Axes are only worth while in soft wood, but I stand to be corrected.

Dont tell an Aussie that !!!
It is actually very interesting how in big timber . The North Americans and Aussie's were so opposite on their axes .
The wood ya see in the speed chopping competitions is soooo different than what they logged back in the days .
Interesting facet tho .
In both places . The 4 1/2 lb or 2 kg axes were what did the bulk of the falling . Wether a Puget Sound or Humbolt pattern . Or a Tasmanian pattern . A man in good shape could swing one all day . Heavier was too much and lighter wasnt enough most of the time .