March 4, 20179 yr Good Morning Friends, In days gone by there were several types of saws used to fell trees as well as axes. Can you remember the different styles used for these chores? Pictures and history will be nice. Edited December 7, 20178 yr by Ron Dudelston tags added
March 4, 20179 yr Like so many things, logging is not my area of area of expertise. But, a lack of knowledge has never stopped me before. To prove that, I offer buck and crosscut saws. For further proof of my ignorance, they might be the same thing. I eagerly await more knowledgeable answers.
March 4, 20179 yr Well, there's your Stihl saw, then there's the Husqvarna, and then there's....oh, wait; that's probably not the answer.
March 4, 20179 yr single and two man cross cut saws toothed to match the cut and species. and larger diameter trees.. cross cut saws are primarily used to cut up the terr after it's felled but is used to fell trees...... bow and bucksaw for small diameter trees... felling saw often used w/ a spring board... cross cut... one man... cross cut... two man.. felling saw w spring board..... two man... bow saw.... buck saw... . tooth styles... bow Edited March 4, 20179 yr by Stick486
March 4, 20179 yr In our area, we had the cross cut saws pictured by Stick. The falling saws were usually a little narrower (back of blade to tooth) than the cross cut saws. A lot of times they would also use a two-man cross cut saw as a single jack saw due to the diameters of the trees. The Spring boards were used to get the fallers up above the "butt swell" of the trees, allowing the fallers to cut a smaller diameter and thus, not taking as long to fall a tree. A few months ago, I posted a picture of an undercutting tool - this allowed the buckers to make an undercut on a tree - Also pictured is a gauge used in the sharpening of the teeth on a cross cut saw. Not really shown clearing in one picture, is the head of a falling axe. The falling axes were double bit but were narrower and longer than the standard double bit axes of today.
March 4, 20179 yr Used a two man crosscut in Boy Scouts to cut firewood to pay for trip to Philmont. We would lube the blade with kerosene in a coke bottle with pine straw stuck in it as a brush. Boy I have not thought of that in a long time.
March 4, 20179 yr You went to Philmont???? Man, that's something I spent a lot of nights dreaming I could do; never did get to go there.
March 4, 20179 yr 1 hour ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said: You went to Philmont???? Man, that's something I spent a lot of nights dreaming I could do; never did get to go there. Went back in 62 with our own bus. Had a chance in the 80's to go as Adult leader but had to change jobs so did not make it. Still remember a lot of tales: like a long backpack in the rain, the bear that tried our chuck box one night, sleeping in pup tents. Too bad I am just not in good enough shape to back pack now.
March 4, 20179 yr Author Great replies fellows and one thing that Stick mentioned was the spring board. This was used by the timber jacks to stand on while the started to chop the trees as well to saw the notch for other spring boards. Maybe Stick would have a picture of the spring board set up.
March 4, 20179 yr 1 hour ago, Ralph Allen Jones said: Maybe Stick would have a picture of the spring board set up. When @Stick486 was using them Ralph camera's hadn't been invented yet...
March 4, 20179 yr Popular Post George Eastman sold his first box camera in 1888. That makes Stick how old?
March 4, 20179 yr If you've ever seen the Stihl Lumber Sports (or whatever it's called) in one of the events they use springboards to top a log; quite acrobatic.
March 4, 20179 yr Popular Post Being the eldest son, I got to saw with a two-man cross cut saw with my dad. They don't call them "misery whips" for no good reason. Fortunately, not an everyday occurrence. When my grandmother died (I was five), my grandfather leased out his woods for foresting to help fund the medical bills. They did the rough sawing right on site. He had them stack the "slabs" (the outer cuts with the bark) and we burned it in our coal furnace for a number of years. We had a 30" or so circular saw that ran off a belt on the farm tractor. My dad would load the slab on the table, tilt it into the saw and I'd hold the cutoff and toss into the wagon to haul back to the coal bin. It's true cutting your own firewood warms you twice.
March 5, 20179 yr 4 hours ago, Ralph Allen Jones said: Great replies fellows and one thing that Stick mentioned was the spring board. This was used by the timber jacks to stand on while the started to chop the trees as well to saw the notch for other spring boards. Maybe Stick would have a picture of the spring board set up. good enough Ralph???...
March 5, 20179 yr 1 hour ago, Grandpadave52 said: That you in the middle of the right pic Stick? yup... my work speed to a ''T''.... Edited March 5, 20179 yr by Stick486
March 5, 20179 yr 12 minutes ago, Stick486 said: up... my work speed to a ''T''.... Well get busy. CHOP! CHOP!
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