FALLING VS. FELLING

[rocketnorton]

logger refers to whole crew round here

 

[president]

know the area a bit
hauled outta the glass plant 20ish yr ago
young days were in merritt n kamloops

neighbor in merritt had 49 ford pu
rode in that some, front and back

Did you know Colin Muir ,Pete?
he worked there for 35 years, he was a millright

 

[rocketnorton]

did not
only dealt w/shippers there

 

[Jacob J.]

Wha do you guys title a "Cutter/Sawyer/Faller/Feller/Hacker/Tipper/Chopper/Whacker/Dropper/Clown Who Cutts Trees" as in New Zealand? Hope its something different than the mentioned above. I'd be nice to have another title added on to the list of job title's that all refer to the same exact profession!

The term I've heard of for Australian fallers is "Sleeper Cutter". I don't know if they're referring to the felled tree as a being a "sleeper", or if they mean if you get hit by the tree you end up going to sleep.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

The term I've heard of for Australian fallers is "Sleeper Cutter". I don't know if they're referring to the felled tree as a being a "sleeper", or if they mean if you get hit by the tree you end up going to sleep.

Ha ha. Roger that and thanks. Got it now. Actually, I like the Irishman's title a little bit better. "The Woodsman"

 

[Woodslasher]

The term I've heard of for Australian fallers is "Sleeper Cutter". I don't know if they're referring to the felled tree as a being a "sleeper", or if they mean if you get hit by the tree you end up going to sleep.

In the depths of my mind I seem to recall that railroad ties are called sleepers, and a lot of Aussie guys would do timber cutting solely to produce ties, so that may be where the term's from.

 

[056kid]

Cutter is the one that I've heard everywhere I've been. My first title was "Cudown Man" without the T, which seemed to be to be local to The Appalachians. Cutter was the popular term in Eastern OR. Faller seems more popular in Southwest OR. As long as you don't call me a LUMBERJACK.... Attractive ladies get a pass, though.