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.
Hell yeah, I would love that!
I feel so many of us back in the day if we were there, would have been high climbers/riggers working on those massive spars.
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...
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...
God, I miss Jed and not having him here.
He was the first one to show me and post about the sizwheel cut here way back in 2013 (I can't believe it's been 11 years). I am still trying to find the origins of this cut!
@wiley_p I think that we can all agree that the sizwheel is more than just a...
Love finding out the history of our industry!
Honestly though, I have to admit that I use mechanical hitches these days way more than the old rope-on-rope.
Hey @Knotorious, I checked out you YouTube channel and just wanted to say fantastic job on knots! I love seeing new stuff like this. Surely, you must have gone through Ashely's Book Of Knots? That is the bible of knots and it's where I first got hooked learning and tying knots.
Brion Toss was...
So it turns out to be needlecast fungi due to all the rain last season's rain, but as long as the trees are healthy there is nothing to be concerned about.
Here's more info from the last time that this happened.
Just noticed all the brown Pines today here in New Hampshire. I'm looking into the causes right now. I do know that last year was a very heavy Pine cone year and I have noticed in the past that after this happens, the next year in the spring a lot of the older needles turn brown and fall off, as...
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