This is a remote mountain in northern Europe. The man in front of us is named Bert. He has a sharp felling axe to clear the skin of the tree. Instead of just barking trees, Bert is going to show us the ancient woodcutting skills of the Vikings, which are about to be lost. Modern civilization has brought about the progress of science and technology. Nowadays, modern machines like chainsaws are used for logging, and primitive felling axe logging is rare.
Today, we will follow the lens to see how foreign countries used a felling axe to precisely cut wood in ancient times. Speaking of logging, we have to talk about the wisdom of our ancients. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Lu Ban, the grandfather of carpenters, invented sentences. It is said that Lu Ban was able to invent sentences because of a chance experience.That year, Lu Ban helped the State of Lu to build a magnificent palace. He needed a lot of wood, so he had to rely on felling axe to cut down trees. He could not cut down much in a day, so naturally there was no supply of wood. Lu Ban was also very worried. When he was climbing a mountain, he accidentally cut his hand by the thatch in the mountain. So he took the thatch back to study and found that there were many small stones on both sides of the thatch.Very sharp, Lu Ban made a piece of iron from the mouth of the pool.
All right, let’s go back to the end. From the picture, we can see that Burt has almost treated the bark around him. The diameter of the tree is about one meter, and the woods look not small.As the camera zooms in, this felling axe is still very characteristic. It’s different from what we usually see. It’s short and not heavy. It should be lighter in the hand. But this felling axe looks familiar. In Nordic movies, similar felling axes were used in battles before. Burt came over and replaced it with a bigger one.There was a bonfire beside the tree. In northern Europe, we all know that it is not far from the polar region and it is usually cold, but his purpose of burning the bonfire is not just to keep warm. He took a piece of blackened wood and made a gesture on the tree. He was not painting, but drawing a rough area for the part he wanted to cut down. It is convenient to find a more accurate position after using felling axe.Drawing outlines and lines is also common in the carpentry craft of our country, but it is enough to draw a rough frame, and it is not necessary to paint them all black.
Porter is starting now. It’s logging. We can see that every felling axe is very powerful, and the landing point is very precise. Then we can see that the lines of the tree are very dense. It should be a very good variety of material. It is speculated that it is pine or elm.Burt logging has a characteristic, first cut a felling axe at the bottom, the bottom is loose, and then a felling axe at the top, thus processing up and down, slowly silkworm the tree bit by bit.We can see that Burt’s craftsmanship is very good. The upper and lower surfaces of the cutting are very precise, and the cutting surface is very smooth. It is rare to play the felling axe so evenly. Ordinary lumberjacks can’t reach this level at all.
We see the shape of an inverted triangle coming out, which should be similar to modern logging. This defense box is the direction in which the tree is going to fall. After the inverted triangle on this side is completed, he goes to the other side and does the same. He cuts a felling axe on the top and a felling axe on the bottom, and a small piece of sawdust comes out. The advantage of doing so is to save energy.To keep the felling axe from cutting too deep on one side and getting stuck inside, Bert’s side of the triangle will soon be finished.It can be seen that he is a very delicate person, and there is a little extra part beside him, so we should clean it up and continue to do it after finishing it. On the other side, we saw that he left a three-centimeter-wide wooden shelf in the middle, which should have a supporting function. Otherwise, if the tree falls down during logging, it will be more dangerous.
From a distance, the tree should be a withered tree, there are no leaves on the top of the tree, even so far away, you can clearly hear the crisp impact of the axe and wood.Logging is a boring and similar work, but it feels very comfortable to look at the neck logging. You can see that the small hole cut by felling axe, including the flatness of the incision, is very good. After cutting, you have to dig a small hole in the middle. What is the function of this small hole? Then you will know that you can put a wooden wedge on both sides. While tapping lightly with a felling axe, it seems obvious.Two wooden wedges are used for fixing and supporting.Bert is now walking into the distance. If you think he is going to miss it is impossible. Follow the camera. There is a rope in front of him. Bert comes to fix the rope. Tighten again, the other end should be tied to the top of the tree, it is strange how it climbed up, in order to avoid accidents, it is necessary to tighten the rope, because the wood over there is only the last three centimeters of support, the knot has some characteristics.All right, Bert picks up the felling axe again and slowly removes the last bit of support. Look at him waving the power of felling axe, such a big tree is about to be cut down, breathing is not panting, sweating is not flowing, hands are not trembling, stomach is not hungry, it is really too clothes. The whole process of logging is simple and powerful. Try to enjoy the process of logging.
Bert knocked on the two stone scorpions again, and then continued to cut the wood, which now creaked more and more clearly without cutting it. After looking at him for such a long time, you can see that he is still leisurely and even elegant. Then he came to the place of the rope in the distance, and with a little effort, the tree fell down. After the tree fell, Bert was not in a hurry. He put the rope away first. He was really worried about his leisurely character.Sure enough, it was a dead tree, and Bert gently dropped a branch, stroking the section as he walked, as if he were stroking the fruit of his own victory. Then he cleaned up several raised parts on the stump. We can see that the focus of this felling axe is really good, and it looks very flat inside, similar to the feeling of doing manual work.The fall of the tree did not mean that the work was done. Bert began to clear all the debris from the stumps and put aside two axes. All the steps are somewhat like 5S management in the factory. The only fly in the ointment is that he did not wear gloves during the whole process. Burt lowered his head and gestured with one hand. Many people could not guess what he was doing. His real purpose was in the tree.After the growth rings of the tree were finished, he picked up a charcoal and wrote 78 on the section of the tree, which proved that the tree he had cut down had grown for seven or eight years. After watching the video, do you want to cut down a tree with felling axe in front of the screen?
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