   OT - Before Chainsaws  Logging Monster TreesToday’s post is
an amazing look at a period of our history that wasn’t that long
ago involving the challenges loggers faced every day to earn
their wages. Remember this the next time you think your job is
demanding.Before chainsaws were invented, the logging industry
in the United States & Canada was a seriously challenging
occupation and we are only talking about 125 years ago. In the
Pacific Northwest there were forests full of monster trees and
cutting them down was done by hand. A friend sent me these
photos and I had to share them with you.imageLook at the length
of the two-man hand saw and heavy duty axes they used to drop
these tremendous trees. It is almost inconceivable to think of
cutting a tree this size with a hand saw.imageThe work required
very strong men (and horses) working long days for minimal pay.
Could you imagine doing this to earn a living?imageAfter a tree
was finally felled it took a week or more to cut it up into
sections that could be ma