Log Rolling

Some articles on logs, log rolling, log:

Lumbojack - History
... signal to the yarder operator controlling the movement of logs and act as a safety lookout, and a good whistle punk had to be alert and think fast as the safety of the others depended on him ... attach pulleys and rigging to the tree so it could be used as a spar so logs could be skidded into the landing ... chokersetters attached steel cables (or chokers) to downed logs so they could be dragged into the landing by the yarder ...
Woodsman - Events - Log Rolling and Decking
... Log rolling or log decking are two events which rarely run together a meet has either one or the other ... the use of peaveys and a pair of competitors to maneuver a log to a set destination ... In log decking, the competitors must push the log to the top of a ramp ...

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