am_perrin
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Hi everyone! I don't know if I am at the right site for this, but this was the only forum I can find that focused on logging and forestry and also its history.
I work at Wakami Lake Provincial Park and am working on a self-guided museum that will consist heavily of logging artifacts found in the area.
Logging around Wakami Lake occured around 1920-1950. Some of these artifacts are easily identified, since they are still around today. Others leave me scratching my head.
I was given a description of the artifacts we have, one of which was called a 'chew gritler' which was apparently used to remove bark from timber. I haven't been able to find any information on a 'chew gritler' from the internet, and I don't see how it was used to remove bark.
Here is a picture of the artifacts which I was told were called 'chew gritlers'
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I was hoping someone here might have some knowledge of old logging tools and might be ablt to identify these and give me more information on them. It is possible that they have nothing to do with logging and the information I was given is wrong. Regardless, if anyone has any ideas as to what they are or what they were used for, that would be awesome.
Thanks in advance!
I work at Wakami Lake Provincial Park and am working on a self-guided museum that will consist heavily of logging artifacts found in the area.
Logging around Wakami Lake occured around 1920-1950. Some of these artifacts are easily identified, since they are still around today. Others leave me scratching my head.
I was given a description of the artifacts we have, one of which was called a 'chew gritler' which was apparently used to remove bark from timber. I haven't been able to find any information on a 'chew gritler' from the internet, and I don't see how it was used to remove bark.
Here is a picture of the artifacts which I was told were called 'chew gritlers'
View attachment 171389
I was hoping someone here might have some knowledge of old logging tools and might be ablt to identify these and give me more information on them. It is possible that they have nothing to do with logging and the information I was given is wrong. Regardless, if anyone has any ideas as to what they are or what they were used for, that would be awesome.
Thanks in advance!