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by-eight and eight-by-ten timbers for house frames. This is the type of cutting that most interests Mr. Bird. “I built my own house out of heavy oak timbers,” he said. “Most of the old bams around here were built out of oak, and they have stood the test of time,” he added. However, he will keep checking the market and cut the wood to fit the market. “We can cut it from a half-inch thick to 12 inches thick,” he said.
Later the team of horses dragged another log still lying in the woods into the open field and went back to transport more logs from trees that were still being cut. One got hung up in another tree after it was cut. It took several tries, but eventually the horses jerked it free and it landed on the ground. They then dragged it off and left it with the other logs in the clearing.
Mr. Bird compared his type of logging with more conventional methods. He said horses are particularly valuable for steep terrain. “They don’t turn over and they don’t get stuck,” he said.
With the usual logging operation and big machinery, the woods end up looking “like they were the scene of an artillery battle. There are some careful and reputable loggers,” he added. “But it is a gritty business. They have hundreds of thousands invested in equipment and huge payments due every month. ”
Compared to that, logging with horses is slower and requires more work but a much lower investment. It is not easy, however.
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