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We call conventional faces "farmer faces."

Gotcha. I always wrap the wraps the same direction too now that I'm thinking about it. Suppose I could do wraps and braids opposite direction. Thanks.

Climbing firs and girdling for the BLM. Anywhere from 60 to 130 ft high. New hyperclimb rope that I've been using about a month. It's a 250' rope that I washed when new, it's milked about 5'. I've run michoacan, knut, and currently trying a VT. Rope hockes bad on decent if I don't get the...

Finley was a crack up. Never met him, but I read his stuff for years. Dad was actually in Loggers World, in an issue from the mid 70s. He was a young buck cutting timber with Kenny Parnell. Kenny was the bullbuck for Christian if I remember it right.

Lack of exercise.

To kill em. 😁 They've got some kinda wildlife enhancement thing they're doing.

Thanks Cory. We're cutting right a way right now, full manufacture, second growth, kinda boring to me to look at. We're also climbing and girdling tops for the blm. So nothing that's neat to watch, imo. Lotsa traversing with the grapple hook I guess.

Bear trap here is generic for any kind of a man killing mess, tree wise. I always thought it came from dead fall type traps, I dunno.

We call that a squirrel bridge. Usually try to fall them over backwards, straight away from the hanger. Bridge is usually pushing the stem in that direction. That, or mash the hanger down with another tree.

One season in se alaska isn't much, I admit. Twenty-two years cutting, and counting, down here in Oregon. I'm not worried about bears for my own safety. I'm worried what they will do to local livestock and wildlife. I put them in the same category as wolves, and if you're a hunter or rancher...

I've seen dozens. Spent a season cutting in Hoonah.

I know the feeling. I miss my dog more than most people, by a fair margin.

I have and still do in big timber. The rest of the time an axe is plumb adequate.

I've read your posts for years Stig, and I respect you and what you do. On this subject I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.

We ridded ourselves of these predators long ago for a reason. Just my .002

A bushel is a thousand board feet. We often also cut by the ton. If you're getting paid based on volume, then you are busheling.

Blown tips are common. If you put another tip on it, be sure to make sure the rails are clear. Sometimes a bearing will lodge between the rails.

Do Stihls have bar plates? Thats one thing to look at.... I'm a husky guy.

Yep. Guy asked me how to learn the Humboldt. I said practice, thousands and thousands of reps....

You bet. We always try to find something closer to the ocean come late summer. I been browsing here off and on. Been super hunting focused last few years.