35. Tree Cracklin’ & Toe-in’s 

Only every single time

I worked in the woods in Montana for 25 years. I watch these videos and realize just how much more skilled Bjarne is than I ever was on my best day. I would have died doing what he does in every video.

Well, location matters. Northern Wisconsin doesnt provide the views also we work in the deep snow and super cold. But there is nothing like the serenity of working in the woods.

if i was smarter in my twenties, i would've gotten certified and did it but had no clue then. Now im 33 and having to rethink my whole entire plan and pick a different path for work and career, which truthfully sucks and is not recommended.

@@austindenotter19 I started my career 47 years ago in the Boulder Junction/Minoqua Wi area, some winters involved a scoop shovel in order to shovel out the stumps before cutting.

That’s what I was thinking too.

Toe in.

Cool thanks for watching 🤙

Always a hair raising experience…the pilots are amazing👍🚁

@@SVOceanBird ... You bet. I've worked under some dandy pilots back when long lining out of standing trees was just a baby. Not so many rules either. :>) Some sketchy stuff was go'in on fer sure. Hook rides were a blast if you could trust the pilot not to tea bag you into the drink just for laughs. LOL

Ya these pilots are top-notch. They gotta drop down in small holes to land on small heli-pads in all types of nasty weather conditions. Navigate through fog, rain, wind, snow around mountains and also long-line gear through the dense when needed too.

I think whom ever lays out the cut blocks when he finds the most snags says put Butler here 😁 I'm sure you fall a nice stem once and awhile .

Yup

​@@BjarneButlerthought this may have been "big foot", county 😅

lol

You're a good egg, Bjarne. @@BjarneButler

Correct 🤙

Cedar Salvage Heli Logging is a legit thing in the PNW🚁 Once your cedar blocks hit the road then they become very vulnerable to block thieves 👎

Hi Eddy 👋

It's pink, so that helps 😉

I missed where he told us how to say his name? What time stamp was it please?

28:10@@vapinmoody3417

28:10@@vapinmoody3417

⁠@@vapinmoody3417 I just began watching this video so I don’t know the answer to your question but a while back I asked Bjarne how he pronounced his name Bjarne. I figured that there were some silent letters in it but I wasn’t really sure which ones, I’m glad I asked instead of assuming because I was wrong. He was kind enough to answer me. It’s pronounced “bee-are-knee” or “B - R - NEE” Edit: I just reached where he mentions the pronunciation of his first name at 28:09

@@vapinmoody3417 The pronunciation of Bjarne is 'Bre-arne' Bjarne is Danish, Bjarne means Bear. The timestamp when Bjarne discusses how to pronounce his name is @ 28:08

@@SVOceanBird Erickson can be from the Norwegian Eriksen, or Sweden, Erikson. You have scandinavien blood in you ;) Take care :)

Yes my great grandpa.Came from Norway to Tofino, Canada. Was a fisherman and I think did some logging too

What I like about the 592 is the on/off switch, hasn’t failed yet. They also fixed the inside dog problem of coming loose all the time. The 395 has an outside clutch, so nobody really uses them here on the coast. Also my 592 is modified so don’t really know how a stock saw performs

Thanks for the imfo@@BjarneButler

Yup

A “catface “ is a defect on the tree. Usually it starts by the bark being damaged, generally the high side, and the exposed wood rots as the tree tries to heal. Which can effect you options on where to put your undercut. A school-marm is a branch that grew “up” instead of out and turns into a second tree top

@@BjarneButler Well...'school-marm' is supposed to mean that that 'branch' is imitating the 'teachers' of the old west type days (possibly small school houses in the east too), where she (almost always a woman and many pronounced 'marm' instead of 'ma'am') would stand outside the school house with a bell of some type in her hand and ring it shaking her arm back and forth. So what one would see is a lady with her arm out from her side and bent up with her hand holding the 'bell'...thus 'school marm'.

Also like she has two legs ;-) a common name in scandinavia when the tree is grown with a split into two trunks.

Bee-are-knee Hope that helps 🤙