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In the Lumberjack World Championship, a one cylinder engine chainsaw is used to make three cuts, first down, then up in a white pine log. The chainsaws are off before the time starts, and cannot be self-starting or simple start engines. The record was set by Dave Bolstad of New Zealand in 2007 with a time of 5.55 seconds. [10]
When the signal is given, the sawyers, using identical STIHL professional MS661 C-M chain saws with a 20-inch bar and 33RSC3 chain, make two cuts through identical logs. No more than 4" of wood, which is marked by a black line, can be cut. Underhand chop. Underhand Chop - The competitor stands, feet apart, on a 12"-14" log. At the signal, he or ...
The song is noted for a chainsaw solo played by Dupree. [2] William Phillips and Brian Cogan in the Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music referred to it as a "somewhat corny novelty hit". [3] The song's music video features John David Kaldoner, then the A&R executive of Geffen Records, portraying a lumberjack. Greg Vernon was the video's director. [4]
Retired lumberjack ‘arrested over felling' insists he ‘didn’t do it’ Man in his 60s arrested following felling of Sycamore Gap tree Tree’s destruction ‘part of the broader war on nature'
Retired lumberjack ‘arrested over felling' insists he ‘didn’t do it’ Man in his 60s arrested following felling of Sycamore Gap tree Tree’s destruction ‘part of the broader war on nature'
The Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show is a lumberjack show performed in Ketchikan, Alaska. Established in May 2000 by Rob Scheer, the show is put on by the Wisconsin-based Lumberjack Sports International. Located near the Ketchikan Creek, the show's venue has 475 seats and is at the former site of the Ketchikan Spruce Mill, which closed in 1993.
A single sawyer using a single-cylinder, single-motor power saw makes three vertical cuts—down, up and down—through a 20-inch-diameter (510 mm) white pine log. This one-man contest is strictly against time. Chain saws may be warmed up prior to the contest, but must be turned off before the contest begins.
Two-man saw in Oregon. A two-man saw (known colloquially as a "misery whip" [1]) is a saw designed for use by two sawyers. While some modern chainsaws are so large that they require two persons to control, two-man crosscut saws were primarily important when human power was used. [2]