Will we ever :-

[Blister]

see trees like this again ?

How long would this have taken to grow :shock:

And by the looks of it , cut by hand , HOW big is that saw :shock: :shock:

 

[Ian]

Are you sure that is a big tree? these people could be Hobbits

Ian

 

[thecoder]

see trees like this again ?

How long would this have taken to grow :shock:

And by the looks of it , cut by hand , HOW big is that saw :shock: :shock:

That's one hell of a tree ! I wonder how how long that took to fell ?

 

[DIY Stew]

Perhaps they used axe's to fell this mighty specimen and sanded it smooth just to fool us into thinking they used a saw!!

Just a thought.

Stew

 

[billybuntus]

I wouldn't fancy a back hander from the man that cut that down. Talk about muscles on muscles!

 

[Tom K]

I just admire his ability to saw straight. Imagine 8' in hmm I think this cut looks a little pissed

 

[jimi43]

He'll never get that in his P/T...never...

Have to cut it in half at least.... :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Jim

 

[AndyT]

Would I be right in guessing that the picture is from the USA? There was a glorious period in the 19th century when US timber looked like an inexhaustible reserve - so they set to cutting it down with ever increasing speed and capacity.

The really impressive part is the the conversion and movement of trees on that scale without diesel engines and hydraulic machinery - but to put it in its context I was reading the other day that the tie beams in the tower of Salisbury cathedral are 4' thick and 80' long - all cut, dressed and lifted into place in the early years of the 14th century.

 

[Froggy]

How would you cut the length of something like that?

 

[Tom K]

Slowly

 

[Doug B]

Slowly

& you wouldn`t have wanted to be the bloke in the pit [-(

 

[sue denim]

Awww .....come on!!! it is obviously a very early example of photo shop !!!!

 

[Tom K]

Awww .....come on!!! it is obviously a very early example of photo shop !!!!

Yeah fixed the redeye

 

[Mark A]

imagine the size of the toolbox! :shock:

 

[Max Power]

Few cubic mts in that :shock: I wonder how many windows it would make :-k