A Supplement to the Terrace Review —- Wednesday, August 28, 1991

Loggers’ Sports events

cont’f from pg.6

Obstacle Pole Bucking -

Shut saw off to start. Contestant

must get on the pole below a given
mark, run up pole, start saw at
cutting point, buck from both sides
with underside of bar, shut off saw
before continuing on the rest of the
race, run down the pole past mark
before getting off pole and return

Standing Block Chop

The standing block chop is simi-
lar to the pole falling contest, but
rather than falling a gigantic pole,
the competitors hack their way
through a six foot high block of
timber. The Community Grounds
will resound with the echoes of the

to starting point. Finished cuts:
must be within 1 inch of each
other at all points. It is recom-
mended that the sawing end of the
pole be a standard size, six to eight
inches in diameter. The saw must
be carried back to the finish line.

blows and the Chips will pile up,
covering the loggers and the judges
nearby.

The standing block chop is a

good test of strength and the logg-.

ers’ abilities with an axe.

Underhand Log Chop

Ladies Nail
Driving

Local Power
Saw Bucking

Chokermen’s race

A choker is a long, length of
thick cable used to haul trees from
where they are felled to a central
location where they could be

attached the choker to the felled

trees.

The trees were felled and bucked
(trimmed of their branches) and
then the chokerman went to work.
Hauling the choker chain from the
donkey engine through the thick

underbrush, slipping the cable

around the log In such a way that
it wouldn’t slip off, fastening the
choker and then stepping back to
let the steam engines go to work.
As soon as the choker was free, he

- was at it again.

Competitions between chokermen
developed on the job, with
overzealous newcomers trying. to
outdo the old hands and the old
hands racing for the fun of it.

This competition grew into the
Chokerman’s Race. If you want to
see loggers sweat, this is one event
you don’t want to miss.

Bucking

The bucking events grew from
the forest «operations. After the
faller had chopped or cut the tree
down, the bucker went through and
did the necessary trimming of the
log. Rather than trimming branches

and such from the trees, the log-

gers involved in competition are
required to cut a disc from the end
of a log, with several variations.
- There’s the power saw bucking,
the hand bucking, which involves
the use of cross cut saws and the
obstacle bucking, one of the most
exciting. Either way, the action is
thick and heavy and the chips fly!
The obstacle bucking is done on
a long pole close to the ground.
The competitor is required to run
along the log, cut the disc and run
back, without touching the ground.
The trick here is balance. Not only
does the logger have to race along

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the log, but he must make his cut -
while standing atop the thing, and
then run back.

In all events, the muscles strain
to drive the chain saw or double
cut saw through the wood, ahead
of the nearest rival.

Pole falling

Any type of axe may be used. To
qualify, the pole must hit the peg
and must roll on the peg. Time
limit is five minutes. The peg
should be 14 to 16 inches in length
and no wider than 12 inches. The
poles should be of the same length
and the pegs a common distance
from the bottom of the pole. It is
recommended that the poles have
standard 10 to 14 inch butts and be
20 to 25 feet long.

cont'd on pg.11

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