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    1950's Logging Safety Documentary

    OK, for those of you that want to see some docs from the 1950's here's a good one. Shows some good climbing and spar tree setup work.
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    Logging The Blast Zone

    Came across this old US Logger video from 1983 that I haven't seen in years. It's about working in the blast zone of Mt. St. Helens after it erupted in 1980 and how the loggers spent 3 years daily trying to salvage the wood. They did a hell of a job too, if you ask me.
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    HIGHLINE Redwood Logging

    Just surfing the internet this morning and found this awesome newsletter. Like so many others, I'm fascinated with logging history and this newsletter looks great! I will definitely be reading these back issues...
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    In Praise of 3-Strand

    So I wonder, how many of you guys still splice 3-strand? It's still one of my favorite ropes to splice and there's so many cool rope tools that you can make with it. The late Brion Toss and the late Norm Hall were my splicing mentors and I owe them both so much for the time and effort that...
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    The Axman

    Here's a nice old training video. This is even before B's time in the Forest Service...I think? ;)
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    Bend-and-Swing-Rigging

    Here's an article from one of my rigging jobs from a few summers ago, that deals with lifting and swinging trees. Some interesting tips on utilizing the wood fibers in the tree to your advantage. https://tcimag.tcia.org/tree-care/bend-and-swing-rigging/
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    Mentoring New Climbers

    While I'm on a kick posting my articles, here's my latest one on how I like to mentor new climbers. It's fitting since I just posted about Ed Hobbs and how I plan on writing a mentor article on Don Blair and our very own Gerald Beranek...
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    Climbing and Rigging in Critical-Risk Ash Trees

    This is my latest rigging article that was published this past summer in TCI Mag and will also be published in Arb Climber Magazine. When EAB first hit here in the US, climbers were getting killed due to the issues that I wrote about in the article. Feel free to ask me any questions. I already...
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    High-Lead Rigging in Tree Work

    Thought that I might share one of my articles from last year that appeared in last year's TCI Magazine's issue on rigging. I have a few more articles that have appeared since then that I will post hopefully soon. These are all part of my upcoming book on tree rigging that is almost completed...
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    Chainsaw Lung?

    Hey guys, hope everyone has had a good summer. I'm sorry that I haven't checked in and made any recent posts, but we've just been slammed with work (NOT complaining). Over the last 3 months or so, I've been coughing up a storm and think that it may be related to all the sawdust/particulates...
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    Ed Hobbs - Passing of a Legend

    I was really saddened to hear from Don Blair this morning about the passing of the legend, Ed Hobbs. As most of you know (or should know), we have Ed to thank for bringing the modern lowering devices and arborist blocks to our industry and for bringing us out of the dark ages of rigging with...
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    Forestry Service and the Humboldt Cut

    Could probably just ask Burnam this but thought that I would just put it out there, AND I'm not trying to start any arguments on which technique is better, but does the Forestry Service teach the Humboldt cut, or Open Face Notch cut? I saw in B's old post that Dent taught fallers the Open Face...
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    Passing of a Legend

    I probably should post this on the Passings thread, but I figured that since Brion Toss was known mostly around here for his splicing, then I will put it here. I only recently learned of his passing from cancer. He was a GREAT help to me when I was first learning to splice and always had time...
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    REAL World Logging

    I came upon this logging documentary and so far, it's been really good. None of that fake logging scenes like Ax Men used to setup. Risk Takers - 117 - Loggers | FULL LENGTH | MagellanTV - YouTube
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    Truck Winch

    So I'm looking at getting a winch for our new Chevy 3500 chip truck and was wondering what you guys recommend? Hey Burnham, what did you run on the US Forest truck that you had?
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    Damnation Grove Redwoods

    Just stumbled upon another good logging novel about the tale end of the logging of the old growth Redwoods. The book is written by a young lady who used to live out there and seems to know what she's writing about, though I never knew about the herbicide spraying program that the logging used to...
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    Westcoast Saw, a Great Company!

    Just wanted to give a shoutout to these guys and let you guys know about a great small chainsaw after market parts place. They are filling a niche with products that you just can't find anywhere else. Westcoast Saw – Westcoast Saw™
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    Remember the Timber Wars?

    I'm sure a lot of you guys/gals here remember how bad it got in the 1980s and 1990s with the protests over logging. Even though I'm from the East coast and have only logged in New Hampshire (without any protesters), I still remember what happened on the West coast and always felt bad for the...
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    Snooser Logging Book

    I haven't had any time to do a lot of reading, or writing the articles that I have planned, but I have just fund a great logging novel on Amazon.com that I think members here will like. It's called Snooser: The Adventures of Logger Jed Lasal. I guess the word Snooser is an old Westcoast BC...
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    What Kind of Cuts Are These!?

    OK, so I happened upon this video showing some types of cuts and was wondering what you guys thought? Unfortunately, the video is not in English and I do not know how to translate it. Any thoughts? (13) Technique d'abattage Alpi - YouTube
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