Axe history and maintenance, & other logging tool information

[Elden]

   Having posted a link to "An Ax to Grind" authored by Bernie Weisgerber and the information developed by the USDA Forestry Service for the guidance of its employees, I am posting it here in its own thread. Hopefully it will not be buried as deeply this way.

   The link to a pdf download is:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=an%20axe%20to%20grind&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fs.fed.us%2Ft-d%2Fpubs%2Fpdfpubs%2Fpdf99232823%2Fpdf99232823Pdpi300.pdf&ei=nJlKVYOID8nEggSdxYGICw&usg=AFQjCNGY2a233TBsiGOyQSPGhDV0erePag&sig2=kcOBJ1R3D81KVy01QHF3Gg

    It contains history, maintenance, and usage information about the axe. The author mentions a couple of other books he relied upon.

"Woodsmanship" by Bernard S. Mason (1954) which is out of print but available as a pdf at:

http://www.robin-wood.co.uk/wood-craft-blog/2011/01/01/woodsmanship-by-bernard-s-mason-free-download/


"Northeastern Loggers' Handbook" by Fred C. Simmons (1951); Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, US Forest Service
Pdf available at:

http://naldc.nal.usda.gov/naldc/download.xhtml?id=CAT87208315&content=PDF


All are excellent information if you are interested in axes and other old logging tool information.

[Ken S]

Good post, Elden.  Thanks.

Ken

[Elden]

I stumbled upon another site in regard to wood handling. I find these old publications interesting. They freely give out design information. That is nice!

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=design%20manual%20on%20basic%20wood%20harvesting%20technology&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB0QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fao.org%2Fdocrep%2F016%2Ft0129e%2Ft0129e.pdf&ei=X7FkVf3mKYrvoATa_4HABQ&usg=AFQjCNHVDCbO34L8ySkGrXHe99Dwp0I4Zw&sig2=2gmcxapovlZ7BGodcXtQLA

[Jan]

Thank you Elden for posting links to very interesting wood handling manuals. 

I have downloaded all three books you mentioned and intend to send those links to my nephew, who is a scoutmaster.

Jan