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OT - Before Chainsaws
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Logging Monster TreesToday’s post is an amazing look at a period of our history that wasn’t that long ago involving the challenges loggers faced every day to earn their wages. Remember this the next time you think your job is demanding.Before chainsaws were invented, the logging industry in the United States & Canada was a seriously challenging occupation and we are only talking about 125 years ago. In the Pacific Northwest there were forests full of monster trees and cutting them down was done by hand. A friend sent me these photos and I had to share them with you.
Look at the length of the two-man hand saw and heavy duty axes they used to drop these tremendous trees. It is almost inconceivable to think of cutting a tree this size with a hand saw.
The work required very strong men (and horses) working long days for minimal pay. Could you imagine doing this to earn a living?
After a tree was finally felled it took a week or more to cut it up into sections that could be managed (somehow) and transported by train to a lumber yard.
Maneuvering the logs down the mountain to the train was a complex job. I didn’t do any research on this, but I would be willing to bet that many men lost their lives doing this dangerous work. One slip and a hunk of wood as big as a hotel is rolling your way! The other question that begs an answer is how did they get those logs onto the flatbeds of that train?
Hollowed out logs became the company’s mobile office. Can you imagine stacking such logs to build a log home? Two courses would produce a 30′ ceiling. Maybe that’s why it was easier to hollow out a tree.
A long time before anyone ever thought of a “mobile home or RV” hollowed out logs were also used to house and feed the logging crews.
We are accustomed to our modern conveniences like electricity and gasoline powered chainsaws, and it is always such a mind-boggling experience to see how such monumental tasks were performed before these conveniences appeared on the scene.Share this with your friends, even those who don’t live in a log home will enjoy this ‘blast from the past’!
Look at the length of the two-man hand saw and heavy duty axes they used to drop these tremendous trees. It is almost inconceivable to think of cutting a tree this size with a hand saw.
The work required very strong men (and horses) working long days for minimal pay. Could you imagine doing this to earn a living?
After a tree was finally felled it took a week or more to cut it up into sections that could be managed (somehow) and transported by train to a lumber yard.
Maneuvering the logs down the mountain to the train was a complex job. I didn’t do any research on this, but I would be willing to bet that many men lost their lives doing this dangerous work. One slip and a hunk of wood as big as a hotel is rolling your way! The other question that begs an answer is how did they get those logs onto the flatbeds of that train?
Hollowed out logs became the company’s mobile office. Can you imagine stacking such logs to build a log home? Two courses would produce a 30′ ceiling. Maybe that’s why it was easier to hollow out a tree.
A long time before anyone ever thought of a “mobile home or RV” hollowed out logs were also used to house and feed the logging crews.
We are accustomed to our modern conveniences like electricity and gasoline powered chainsaws, and it is always such a mind-boggling experience to see how such monumental tasks were performed before these conveniences appeared on the scene.Share this with your friends, even those who don’t live in a log home will enjoy this ‘blast from the past’! Comments
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Fascinating. Thanks for posting. Those saws are unbelievable. I got frustrated the other day using a handsaw to cut little chunks of peach wood. I wouldn't mind having a man bunker inside one of those trunks.Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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When men and women were real men and women. I just fire up the Husqvarna and cut through anything, but would most likely drop dead if I had to use a handsaw.
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Just me or are images missing?
Big Lake, Minnesota
2X Large BGE, 1 Mini Max, Stokers, Adjustable Rig
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Ya I can't see them either
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Logging Monster TreesToday’s post is an amazing look at a period of our history that wasn’t that long ago involving the challenges loggers faced every day to earn their wages. Remember this the next time you think your job is demanding.Before chainsaws were invented, the logging industry in the United States & Canada was a seriously challenging occupation and we are only talking about 125 years ago. In the Pacific Northwest there were forests full of monster trees and cutting them down was done by hand. A friend sent me these photos and I had to share them with you.
Look at the length of the two-man hand saw and heavy duty axes they used to drop these tremendous trees. It is almost inconceivable to think of cutting a tree this size with a hand saw.
The work required very strong men (and horses) working long days for minimal pay. Could you imagine doing this to earn a living?
After a tree was finally felled it took a week or more to cut it up into sections that could be managed (somehow) and transported by train to a lumber yard.
Maneuvering the logs down the mountain to the train was a complex job. I didn’t do any research on this, but I would be willing to bet that many men lost their lives doing this dangerous work. One slip and a hunk of wood as big as a hotel is rolling your way! The other question that begs an answer is how did they get those logs onto the flatbeds of that train?
Hollowed out logs became the company’s mobile office. Can you imagine stacking such logs to build a log home? Two courses would produce a 30′ ceiling. Maybe that’s why it was easier to hollow out a tree.
A long time before anyone ever thought of a “mobile home or RV” hollowed out logs were also used to house and feed the logging crews.
We are accustomed to our modern conveniences like electricity and gasoline powered chainsaws, and it is always such a mind-boggling experience to see how such monumental tasks were performed before these conveniences appeared on the scene.Share this with your friends, even those who don’t live in a log home will enjoy this ‘blast from the past’!
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See if this works, it was fine before
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no pics man.....
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Ahhhhhh.... Damn you egghead forum. It is there for like 5 minutes then disappears.
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:( cant see pics_______________________________________________XLBGE
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No pics, didn't happen......
I always use Photobucket. Takes an extra minute to do but it's free and always works.
Big Lake, Minnesota
2X Large BGE, 1 Mini Max, Stokers, Adjustable Rig
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hate to hijack, sounded interesting to me so i google'd the topichere is original articlegood read_______________________________________________XLBGE
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@MrCookingNurse -thanks for the link, couldn't view Devils pics either.Impressive.Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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Nothing like the monsters in Devil's post, This tree is over 250 ft high, located in Cathedral Grove on Route 4, Vancouver Island BC.Not sure who the couple is, just needed people to provide perspective. The lumber company left the grove of trees due to their size and age.Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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@mrcookingnurse - thanks for that. I was struggling. Pics would upload and the disappear.
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