Before chain saws.....

[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

[size=large] Having worked as a tree topper myself for 11 years, can tell you for certain that these guys slept like babies when their head hit the pillow at night.[/size]


[attachment 252714 1.jpg]

[attachment 252715 2.jpg]

[attachment 252716 3.jpg]

[attachment 252717 4.jpg]

[attachment 252718 5.jpg]

 

[ralph]

They dont grow them like that anymore. Nowdays they usually cut anything over 8 in diameter (native heardwoods) around here. My cousin was a timber buyer-- shipped logs to the gulf of mexico to japanese ships where the logs were processed(on shipboard).

 

[Brandy[Ma.]]

n/t

 

[Craig in Alabama]

n/t

 

[Ed SW Fla]

n/t

 

[charlie (ky)]

n/t

 

[Roscue2]

There are still quite a few of sequoias in the park though. Here are a few photos of the park. In 2 of the photos you can see the stump and upper stump of the largest sequoia that was in the groves.

http://www.parks.ca.gov/mediagallery/?page_id=551

 

[Steve O]

I bet they kept their saws real sharp and set perfect.
If that tree was 17 feet in diameter and each stroke cut an eighth of an inch per, that's 1,632 strokes to cut the tree....double the strokes to 3,264 if one pass cut 1/16" per.

 

[charlie (ky)]

n/t