Some of my peers at university come from blue collar class backgrounds and yup you guessed a couple of them have fathers or grandfathers or some other relatives who not only cut wood for a living or work at a lumbermill but are quite gung ho into the lumberjack livelihood from participating in contests related to wood and axes to drinking at bars dedicated to lumberjacks and wearing the stereotypical checkered blouse with jeans. A few of my classmates actually intend to go back to their home towns and work in the wood industry if not even full time as woodchoppers or sawmill workers despite the fact they're currently in college to get degrees. One of my friends tells me even thoug he intends to work in some office job as an administrator or finance analyst or something like that, it will be in a business related to wood and not just that but he intends to partake in lumberjack activities in his free time like contests and even help out other laborers at the mill as volunteer for free when he has nothing else to do. Simply because he loveschopping wood and other activities of the subculture.

I ask whats the appeal behind the lumberjack lifestyle? Why are you all so proud to be working in forestry and the wood industry?

Question: is the term “maul” (except in reference to an animal attack) ever a verb. For instance when commenting on someone’s impressive axe technique would you say “that’s a nice maul”? Or is it just a noun referring to axe/maul?

1. The best time to sharpen a chainsaw is when you do NOT need to use it.
2. The worst time to sharpen a chainsaw is when you actually need to use it.
3. That "skinny" tree is way heavier than it looks. Next time try to cut the tree AFTER the leaves are out....It will be MUCH easier.

Chainsaws are for wimps who can't swing an axe or use a crosscut.

I speak for the trees if you don’t stop cutting them down I’m coming for your knees

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Does anyone know what the lyrics "is it one for forward and three for back  Is it two for stop or four for go boy ask a whistle punk I don't know" mean in Johnny cash's song Lumberjack google isn't helping find an answer

I live in MN and we got some crazy winds the other day. One of our large Oaks snapped and became wedged against another tree. The worst part is that it is right on our main hiking trail.

I went out and cut some limbs off (not shown in the pictures), and gave it a bunch of tugs with my Polaris Ranger, but it's not budging. I tried wedging where it hit the ground, but it's being a pain in the ass and barely moved.

One branch split in half and that's all that's holing it against the other tree (half on one side, half on the other). Any idea's on how to get it down? This is a huge and heavy tree, so I'm pretty intimidated of it breaking loose with me in the way.

I figured you guys would have some good idea's. Thanks!

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Perhaps this isn't the place for it, I didn't see any more appropriate subreddit, but I need a recommendation for a chainsaw for my parents. They have a crappy, old, unreliable one and I'd like to get them something nicer.

They're still pretty capable but are definitely getting older. Our yard has a lot of large trees that perodically drop limbs and fall down, so they have only occasional use, but sometimes the trees are pretty wide. I'd like to get them something easy to start, light-ish, but still suitable for pretty large jobs. I was looking at electric cordless models but haven't found one that looks promising (I'm also hoping to stay under $200).

A gas one would do but easy start is important. Any advice?