For every man who has ever conjured up a picture of
himself felling trees in a roar of chainsaw noise and
power, ''The Backyard Lumberjack'' is an account of
dreams fulfilled. Father and son lumberjacks Stephen and
Frank Philbrick have enjoyed the thrilling destruction
of felling, bucking, and splitting timber for hundreds
of cords of firewood. Together they bring practical
instruction and first-hand advice to every man with a
chainsaw. Before there can be any felling of trees or
satisfying shouting of Timberl, every potential
lumberjack must choose the proper saw. The Philbricks
offer buying advice based on the quantity of wood to be
cut and the amount of time to be spent on the job. They
provide diagrams of chain-saw parts, functions, and
maintenance requirements; tables and charts of saw
specifications and firewood volume; and personal
cautionary tales of on-the-job injuries arm potential
lumberjacks with the necessary tools to make informed
choices. Chainsaw in hand, father and son move on to
detailed instructions on managing a woodlot, felling and
bucking, splitting and stacking, and even include fun
facts on burning.For every lumberjack chore they offer
advice on equipment (chaps, helmets, felling wedges,
hatchets, mauls, peeves), careful procedural
instruction, safety and efficiency strategies, and
always their humorous anecdotes and tales of tree
adventure. For the rural lumberjack with acres of wood-
land, the suburban guy with a cord of wood to split and
stack for the fireplace, or the urban guy who just likes
to think about chainsaws, ''The Backyard Lumberjack'' is
as much an engaging read on the legends and experiences
of lumberjacking as a practical reference guide. |
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