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THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER :

LD-TIME LOGGING SKILLS DISPLAYED
AT SQUAMISH SPORTS DAY

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| A BIG CROWD PLEASER at any loggers’ sports day is the log-birling event.
While the boys enjoy trying to spill one another into the water here, to the |
| boommen, the ability to move from log to log in the booms in a safe manner |
1 is still a very necessary part of their job.
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\ SPRING BOARD AND AXES were the common
implements of the fallers before the advent of the
power saws. These two loggers demonstrate the
difficult art of working up the tree by axe and
spring board to escape sawing through the flare
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(except perhaps at the odd bear) the ability to hit a given target with it was ONE LOGGER’S JOB still very much in use is that
recognized. as proof of their general proficiency in the woods. The majority of chokerman. This dirty, dangerous job requires
of the axe throwing contestants at Squamish demonstrated the same sharp- skill and speed with the choker to get the logs into
shooting ability in an art now nearly extinct. the landing. Here the contestants show the crowd
their dexterity in handling the heavy chokers in
i fees the chokerman’s race. :
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bucking through this log.