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Professional Timber Falling: A Procedural Approach
This book is in good condition, but it has some shelf ware and a little discoloration. It is absolutely readable. It did spend some time in the woods back in the day, but I've had it on my shelf for 20 years.
182 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1974
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February 22, 2008
D. Douglas Dent. Professional Timber Falling: A Procedural Approach.
Maybe not your typical book for this blog, but I read it, so here it is. Douglas Dent is an expert sawyer who has been involved in the timber business for over thirty years. He is known throughout the industry for his knowledge regarding timber falling. In Professional Timber Falling, Dent goes over basic terminology, equipment and general safety procedures before delving into actual felling, limbing and bucking (cutting a tree trunk into logs or blocks). A recurring theme throughout is the need to be constantly aware of one’s surroundings and the status of the tree being felled in order to saw safely. Tree size, rot, lean, compression and tension forces and nearby terrain and trees are all brought into consideration before, during and after both the face-cut and back-cut are executed. The book is loaded with diagrams and photos of actual cuts in the field. For Dent, safety is not a series of rules set by OSHA to be followed begrudgingly, but a crucial part of a specific process that not only leads to the security of the sawyer, but more efficient and, in the logging industry, more profitable cutting. Professional Timber Falling is an excellent text for anyone about to learn how to use a chainsaw; though, obviously, it does not replace hands-on-training.
175 pages. (REVIEWED BY ROB JACH)
Maybe not your typical book for this blog, but I read it, so here it is. Douglas Dent is an expert sawyer who has been involved in the timber business for over thirty years. He is known throughout the industry for his knowledge regarding timber falling. In Professional Timber Falling, Dent goes over basic terminology, equipment and general safety procedures before delving into actual felling, limbing and bucking (cutting a tree trunk into logs or blocks). A recurring theme throughout is the need to be constantly aware of one’s surroundings and the status of the tree being felled in order to saw safely. Tree size, rot, lean, compression and tension forces and nearby terrain and trees are all brought into consideration before, during and after both the face-cut and back-cut are executed. The book is loaded with diagrams and photos of actual cuts in the field. For Dent, safety is not a series of rules set by OSHA to be followed begrudgingly, but a crucial part of a specific process that not only leads to the security of the sawyer, but more efficient and, in the logging industry, more profitable cutting. Professional Timber Falling is an excellent text for anyone about to learn how to use a chainsaw; though, obviously, it does not replace hands-on-training.
175 pages. (REVIEWED BY ROB JACH)
July 31, 2010
Still the bible for sawyers.
January 17, 2025
Good advice from an old school faller.. Some outdated approaches but lots of good takeaways nonetheless.
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