Vintage Logging

Vintage logging – Axe men

May 15, 2021 /

Each Saturday morning I review 10 vintage logging, forestry and saw milling photos. This week’s review of vintage logging is dedicated to the axe men of the forests.

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Woodsmen on planks felling a tree.
Woodsmen on planks felling a tree.

Woodsmen ready to harvest a large tree.
Woodsmen ready to harvest a large tree.

Woodsman bucking logs.
Woodsman bucking logs.

Giant redwood, Humboldt, California.
Giant redwood, Humboldt, California.

Five woodsmen pause for a photo on some steep terrain.
Five woodsmen pause for a photo on some steep terrain.

Woodsmen hinge cutting a large tree with axes.
Woodsmen hinge cutting a large tree with axes.

Nine woodsmen break while making a hinge cut.
Nine woodsmen break while making a hinge cut.

Bushmen logging in Queensland, Australia.
Bushmen logging in Queensland, Australia.

Solo woodsman performing a hinge cut.
Solo woodsman performing a hinge cut.

Woodsman moving a plank to re-position himself.
Woodsman moving a plank to re-position himself.

A Newfoundland born Canadian with a life long interest in woodworking, baking and anything else that peaks my curiosity.

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