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| Nora placing the bore cut |
The weather for our second day with Chainsaw Bill was bright, clear and reasonably calm. Instead of working on sharpening, we went straight out to the wood lot and took turns felling the trees marked for harvest. With clear guidance, patience and encouragement, each of us dropped our trees with amazing accuracy.
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| Emily proud of her work |
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| Yes, she did use her ax, a bit |
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| Chainsaw Bill in his bright orange |
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| Sliced white birch |
When it was my turn, I choose a damaged black birch tree. After making my plan, Bill added that if the core was rotted, I would hand him the chainsaw and he would do the work. Luckily, the hinge was solid and healthy and, with the double-bore technique, I helped to clear a sickly tree from the woods.
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| Don't stop to watch! |
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| Lee making the notch |
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| Lee making second bore cut |
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| Lee's black birch stump--dead |
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| Flowering evergreen |
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| Emily, Lee and Nora pleased with the day |
Here are a few videos of tree felling. It is an awesome responsibility to manage a forest and I now have a much greater respect for foresters and for loggers.
Nora's tickling
Justin's
Brian's
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