159. 1200yr Old Tree | Custom First Aid Kit

[@aweelilbaby]

this is why i love youtube, having the ability to know an individual i never would have met otherwise, watching him perform skilled labor and showing people part of the process that brings products into our homes. i love and appreciate your content and what it provides, thanks for going through the fuss of making it.

[@markbacker7862]

You could have stood there waiting for something to happen with that huge Cedar like you said for an hour but, I can’t see the company finding that as being productive. What you did was the best thing you probably could do which is to move on with your day. Another part to that is “SAFETY FIRST”, you spare yourself getting caught or worse in a situation that you might not be able to get out of by yourself. Any situation a person could get stuck in is definitely better taken care of by a machine & with little or no risk to the operator or the machine. Some people might call it being self centered but when you’re by yourself in the BUSH you have yourself to rely on & there’s probably little to no chance of something major to worry about connected to company expense. Excellent videos, explanations are great, etc. Every viewing angle of your “WORKING BACKYARD IS BETTER THAN THE NEXT 1”. The Adventures of Bjarne Butler in the Bush are never boring, never ending & always adventurously entertaining & interesting. Thanks again & stay safe.

[@stevenowell]

Just amazing how many elements are involved, balance, flexibility, coordination, stamina, strength, mental planning and much more. Respect!!!

[@eulahbitten]

Appreciated seeing your first aid kit. I have found a small mirror and a book of matches helpful if you get something in the eye. Tear off the match and fluff up the torn end. It makes the perfect tuft to get out whatever got in the eye. Learned this as an EMT and it has been the most helpful thing ever.

[@kenwhitney9146]

Always just amazing videos! I can't imagine how exhausting running up and down those slopes must be. Geez that's steep!

[@nicolasadams6431]

Mr Butler you have my dream job. Thank you for sharing your day to day experience with us and be safe my friend

[@TrevorDennis100]

Blimey. Not only a legend at tree felling, but @3:35 you can tell the time to the nearest minute just by looking at the sunrise. That's impressive! 😊 Seriously though, I watch a bunch of your videos since discovering your channel, and I am totally in awe of what you do. Sometimes I look at scary footage and think, he must be OK because we are seeing the clip on KZbin. Stay safe so we can see lots more of your videos.

[@David-c6j6e]

I would definitely have a tourniquet.

[@michaelhanley-ju2el]

Was thinking that myself! That’s on the outside of my kit

[@briangaffney422]

That big old cedar cut like "Butter" bro ... Nice fall !! )

[@stihlnz]

That story of having your saw turned off when walking is worth gold to a newbie... or having your chain brake on when walking a few steps .. its so easy to slip and you will over a lifetime working falling trees ... a steep slope, wet ground, a hidden root. ... People get complacent and forget that the thing in their hand can end or ruin their lives. You get lucky but only have to be unlucky once.

[@lambadalou]

Outstanding movie 🎥 showing your skills Bjarne!! Layin those big pipes out and buckin them up done as professionally as there is ✊ Love seein that Orange Gold sawdust pouring out as you do that back cut is the best. Stay Safe out there 👍👍

[@larrybagina76]

Israeli bandages are a great addition to a first kit, I have one on my belt, one on my climbing saddle and one in my first aid kit. Also a tourniquet, the CDN military kind where you Velcro it on and turn the little plastic thing to tighten, then write the time. Great vids, thanks for all the work!

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

Dublin was founded about the same time that tree began life, 841 the vikings rolled up the the shores of Ireland and decided to yolo it :)

[@duxnlabs]

That's one helluva commute!

[@steveavis7809]

the one thing to add is a couple surages and clean water so you can wash out your cuts or use surages to flush out any wounds to get sawdust out

[@sawboneiomc8809]

I’d love to see them yarding these big guys out.

[@charlesmullins3238]

That water is the coolest shade of blue…be a dream to live and work there B..oneday I may end up there.

[@dannypieren88]

you are one of a very few channels I don't seem to get board watching mate

[@NathanRupert]

Maybe you should think about some powdered bleed stop. It’s available at most pharmacies and it’s easy to apply in case of a more serious cut. Use it once and I promise you won’t regret it

[@darryljones7090]

I’m assuming that they transport the big logs by chopper. Sure would like to see that operation, sometime.

[@SteveeCee]

Wow, that's a mahoooosive tree!

[@relaxingnature2617]

amazing heli ride at the beginning

[@Alexhulk]

Buckin the low side....! Extreme Bjarne ❤

[@MiklaDfar]

A few questions if I may, 1. How often do you gas/oil up in terms of saw operating time? 2. How often do you sharpen and how many chains to you bring? 3. Do you have any special tricks to how you sharpen for these big trees, given the power of your saw?

[@MiklaDfar]

Easy tear self-adhesive wound wrap/roll for your kit. It has many uses, including wrapping your handlebars for a better grip.

[@blmarti]

good job buddy stay safe

[@DrTubeman]

Some extra tools I would suggest for your first aid kit Bjarne is, a Medical Tourniquet With Windlass some Medical Glue For Cuts, and Saline Wound And Eye Wash Irrigation. Awesome reel Fella, luve the longer hour plus films, damn those rings on that Cedar were tight. Cheers for the film...

[@optimoprimo132]

Do you have a tourniquet? I think you should carry a few. You can buy tactical kits or individual tourniquets online. Also you never know. You should carry one of those Mylar blankets for keeping warm. They fold into small pouches. Just in case someone gets injured and goes into shock and temperature can drop.

[@joegreenwood1443]

Butterfly bandages and a tourniquet for sure.

[@georgecalder5175]

I really like the idea of the 3 yellow straps around the butt of the big cedars to keep them from splitting, we should have used those years ago when i was doing engineering, for Heli and Conventional Logging practices, it would have increased the value of the log and timber in general

[@jhenmhor9558]

for your first aid kit (from the top of my head) : - a survival thermal blanket - strong plastic bags (to carry bits of people back to the ER) - a tourniquet (for the worst case scenario) but probably unnecessary - sticky tape like you said (easy to tear with your teeth for when you have only one arm free) - a universal splint - tweezers for splinters or ticks - a pair of rescue scissors that can cut through your type of clothing one handed and finally a beer but that might be against company policy

[@BjarneButler]

All good tips thank you 🤙

[@allanpeterson2364]

No TQ!! I would think in that line of work you'd have an on body trauma kit. I would have on myself a TQ, Quick clot sponge, compressed guaze and a pressure dressing. This is just my humble opion though, just stumbled on to your channel and have watched a bunch so far... love them! Thanks

[@jonbarnard7186]

Tree falling ranks as the third most dangerous occupations in Canada if you measure fatalities. Fishing and mining are is number 1 and 2. People think law enforcement is dangerous, but it doesn't even make the top 10. I'll think absout you the next time I put a new cedar plank on my deck. Stay safe. Great video by the way.

[@DonReynolds-p7o]

Hey Bjarne as I watched your video and I seen that you cut your fingers and used Hockey tape to wrap them with I was thinking of another fix for cuts. Then I heard you ask for suggestions for your first aid kit. Super Glue kept in an old prescription bottle for protection from being smashed is a great substitute for Hockey tape. And it works, I have used it. The glue dries quick and is water proof and will hold the cut together until such time it can be dealt with properly. Really enjoy the vids buddy, be safe out there… Don

[@BjarneButler]

This is a great idea. Thanks

[@DonReynolds-p7o]

@@BjarneButler I have watched you for along time and very much enjoy your work. You are very much welcome for the tip, it has helped me a couple times. Hopefully you’ll never need it, but if you ever do rest assured it will work for you…..Don🙂👍

[@lewjones7272]

A man worth his weight in gold

[@chrisbradley7125]

Props to the chopper pilot

[@stevenowell]

Most importantly, skill and experience.

[@Alexhulk]

Impressive Huge one!

[@M-R-travel]

The combination of skills and physical ability it takes to be a logger like this are impressive. You said something about getting paid. How does compensation work?

[@richardmiller4104]

Sports strapping tape is good if you find plasters comming off or loose

[@BjarneButler]

What’s “plasters?”

[@Mark1JT]

Add a tourniquet or two and keep them on your belt or in an easy to access (with either hand) pocket. They'll keep you or someone else from bleeding out faster and better than any bandage.

[@livinglifeontheedge4261]

Years ago a friend and I were salvaging cedar out of the Astoria, OR watershed that was logged heavily during WW2. On a break we went up the road a ways to look at a cedar my friend had seen that was laying down. We had to bush whack a bit to get to it but it was as tall as us, around 6' or so, and that didn't include what was settled into the ground. I took out my pocket knife with a 3" blade and stuck it in it and it didn't make it all the way in until it hit solid wood. But that wasn't all because sitting on top of it with the root system wrapping around it was at least a 5' stump....so how long ago do you think the one on the ground started to grow?

[@BjarneButler]

If it was a 5’ stump on top of it, then I’d say 3-500years ago. Depends on the size of the growth rings. 🤙

[@fuegofool]

You might consider some bandaids for the tree's cut.

[@howardtoob]

Why do you leave the font cut uneven? Does it help steer the fall?

[@Planeiron]

Get 3m medipore-H tape it's sectioned no cutting and very sticky comes in a large roll but it's perforated into 2x2 pcs.....Bacitriacin Zinc ointment 10x better than neovasoline....and get some ampules of saline bout 4 and a little Hibiclens liquid soap..I use this stuff everyday Hibiclens is surgical soap and wound wash

[@lewjones7272]

Looks soo easy

[@pavlo8259]

I wonder where such giant trees grow

[@jonhill373]

Triple antibiotic ointment. Heals faster and keeps the wound clean

[@craigerickson-z9q]

What happens to all the waste on the ground ? Does it get cleaned up or left to rot?

[@lyndseymarieburke1834]

Add Neosporin to your medical bag also a pair of scissors and some small wooden splints two rolls of medical tape and superglue

[@fredkaucher3694]

Question , what is the age are work span on a job that yall do for a liven.....

[@bbroken1]

How's the bear traffic up there? And the bigfoots lol

[@obiwanjacobi]

I think you should put orange hockey tape in your first aid kit. 😜

[@TrevorDennis100]

Blur can occur when the lens is contaminated with dirt or scratches, and the camera is pointed into the light. Lens hoods help a lot, but are not practical on GoPros because they'd be in the way, and the focal length is too wide. Best way to avoid that sort of blur is to keep the lens clean, and try to avoid direct sunlight hitting the lens. I don't know what you edit your videos with. Photoshop has a Dehaze slider, but other video editors will have provision to increase contrast, reduce the black point, and lower tonal range of the clip. It might also be caused by moisture getting into the body of the camera, and I can imagine you work in damp conditions sometimes.

[@KevinsDisobedience]

The balsam woulda been a good bore cut candidate eh, or did the sweep and your fast, sharp saw make you think you could keep up with it. Here on the east coast guys bore nearly everything, which seems kinda silly to me, but they have their reasons. Veneer logging is a different animal, but that aside chase cutting seems perfectly natural, efficient, and safe.

[@BjarneButler]

Ya it’s situation dependent. Doing a bore cut definitely mitigates the potential barberchair. I’ll generally “chase” the backcut on the smaller trees

[@SuperOlds88]

This must be filmed in Indiana.

[@yenerm114]

👌🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼 what saw were you running before the 5 series husky’s came out?

[@BjarneButler]

Husky 390

[@KevinsDisobedience]

I assume like any gig there are some companies you prefer to contract for over others. I’m not asking you to out the worst one, but is there one or two in particular that you feel really do good work and take good care of the fallers?

[@BjarneButler]

It’s generally the same. You get the usual drama at some companies. Some guys stick with one company and others hop around. I like to move around, explore more areas, network. The pay is the same, food and camp quality generally the same. Main difference is crew and if it’s town or camp work.

[@rufusblair7623]

Where is this wood going

[@craigerickson-z9q]

I'm not a tree hugger but sad to cut down a 1200 yr old tree.😢

[@joeljones1411]

What length was the first cut at bud?

[@michaelsaint7325]

Nice Heli Ride TY

[@navydogsadventures3500]

Being below that tree cracking and popping would be scary.

[@BjarneButler]

Ya can be a bit nerve racking sometimes

[@navydogsadventures3500]

@@BjarneButler For sure!!

[@benh59]

Does the chopper pilot stay at camp overnight with you or does he fly in every day to shuttle you around?

[@BjarneButler]

He stays in camp also

[@fredkaucher3694]

SO AFTER YOU CUT. THE TREES DOWN WHAT HAPPENEDS TO THE TREE....WHEN ERE DOES IT GO FROM THERE .....

[@BjarneButler]

It gets flown off the hill to either a land drop zone or a water drop zone. If on land: then loaded onto a logging truck and usually taken to a log sort to be dumped into the ocean. Then a log barge will take it to the mill. Other times the logging trucks will go straight to a sawmill. It all depends on location.

[@BjarneButler]

Heck out this video of the “air crane” in action kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaiWhXypbs2Ji7csi=MEwUtUs2rViJyxST

[@Mizone505]

How do the block markers in the guys who mark your boundaries get into the area ?

[@mke6445davis]

We get flown in for blocks like that, sometimes we have to do big hikes.

[@Mizone505]

Thanks so much for the reply. That would get the heart rate up and legs hurting !

[@almiraferreiradeoliveira492]

❤

[@24cupsandcounting]

Is there a ground guy that hooks up the logs for the chopper? Also, how long are your work days?

[@BjarneButler]

We have a “hill crew” that comes in and flags the logs and bucks/repos any runaways. The the big chopper with a huge grapple picks up the logs. No more choking logs, it’s all grapple now. We work 6.5hr on the saw. Not including hike in/out which is usually 10-20min

[@24cupsandcounting]

@@BjarneButler Thanks for the reply. You amaze me with your efficiency when knotching,falling and bucking those monster trees. You make it look easy but I'm sure your body feels the effort after so many years. Stay safe good sir.

[@ultrared27]

The “boomerang” tree was purchased by Lowe’s. 😂

[@2stick724]

And a side note--I had a paper cut at the office today😅😅

[@stevenowell]

Ah, Professor Butler, I see you are bespectacled now...

[@BjarneButler]

Yup I’m getting that old now, I start to feel it in my joints now too

[@stevenowell]

@@BjarneButler It does not show when you are working, but there ain't no stopping it

[@stevenowell]

@@BjarneButler I have a really nice 064 that has been re done, but it hurts to pull the cord. The cylinder does not have a casting for decomp. Maybe your friend Donnie Walker has an opinion

[@Opaulo888]

Bjarne, maybe you can add a nurse to your first aid kit. Lol

[@deaconsjamaica.]

Just curious, why do you usually do your cuts angled up?

[@BjarneButler]

You mean a Humboldt cut?

[@ryanbarringer609]

Bjarne curious how you get paid in BC, I'm not asking the amount of $ but how? is it by bdft? or our hourly? or either depending on who you are cutting for?

[@BjarneButler]

We get paid on a day rate. If we work a part day then it’s day rate divided by 6.5 x hours worked

[@danbecker8966]

I think a tourniquet would be a good idea. I hope you never need one, though.

[@harrywagner3877]

Add antibiotic ointment.

[@alanwatts9232]

Unbelievable timing, at 15:20 you just said how you almost cut your hand off and YT cut to an ad for Bupa Flextras, and the first image was a person with a hand missing doing stretches.

[@RLee-zs1ds]

As you are aware, cutting from a 'down hill' position is very dangerous, and unpredictable, are there no other options ?

[@BjarneButler]

A 6ft bar is the only other option

[@Telephony954]

Triple antibiotic gel. like Neosporin, I use a Equate product, and they make one that has a anti pain ointment/salve. Stay safe/Stay Alive. I would miss your shows. Be well.

[@Mizone505]

So u don't work any longer than 6 hrs a day?

[@BjarneButler]

6.5 on the saw. But because it’s fire season and we’re in an excessive heat rating we are not allowed to work past noon. And the earliest the chopper could fly was 5:45.

[@Mizone505]

@@BjarneButler thanks so much for replying. I used to work falling here in Australia. I really enjoy your comprehensive videos explaining how it all works, your thoughts on matters and oh the scenery and terrain you work in is phenomenal. Just getting to work in a chopper would ne highlight enough. Thank you again. Dave Kelly 👍

[@t.r.l.4377]

Did someone pay u for this kinda work?!

[@charlesmullins3238]

Yellajackets have been awful here in Ky this yr..

[@marcduclos9789]

One mosquito would of been enough to drop that buck. But he flew away

[@onequestion2059]

You killed a 2k year old tree?

[@markp8581]

What did you edit out? Camera shut off my ass

[@howardtoob]

Damn bugs!

[@dws5951]

For your first aid kit, pack a length of para cord or a 18 to 20 inch velcro strap for the purpose of making a tourniquet and some "butterfly"/closure bandages that can pull the skin on an open wound together. Not sure about your regulatory conditions but a extra strength tylenol or similar pain killer could be of use also.

[@BjarneButler]

I did have some leftover painkillers from a dental prescription but lost them years ago. I’ll get a tourniquet and the butterfly bandages are a good idea. Thanks

[@JordanPrice-b9w]

axe handle that is .

[@jeffstull2534]

Add a tourniquet to your kit.

[@JacobPaul123]

Id add a tourniquet to your pocket and probably some medical scissors. A real tourniquet is a much better option than trying to make shift one from a belt or string especially when some is bleeding out

[@troyturner8221]

Don't you worry about grizzly bears or mountain lions

[@BjarneButler]

Never have before until my coworker from this spring was chased by grizzly. Luckily he had his saw. Eventually the bear wandered off.

[@dws5951]

@@BjarneButler power saw V bear ... seems to me that a saw would level the playing field

[@JohnRiley-r7j]

@@BjarneButler That's a damn good weapon,you have big powerfull saws this would slice trough Grizzly bear like hot knife trough butter.

[@PaulHodgson-gm6lg]

I went into camp to replace a fellow who was rolled on by a big Doug Fir, no fun. get a longer bar.

[@BjarneButler]

Ya accidents do still happen out here. Sometimes a longer bar is the only way to get the job done🤙

[@gunnerfanning5921]

tube of neosporin..

[@eddyarundale1566]

👋🏼

[@BjarneButler]

👋🤙

[@HYEpower]

Cutting down giant trees?

[@markbacker7862]

You have the bandages but, you also need rolled gauze for wrapping bandaged areas. For an arm or leg cut/ injury- clean the cut & area around it (Wound Wash is great stuff); put on Neosporin or Triple Antibiotic Ointment (called “Triple” because it does/ has 3 things, 1 of which is a pain reliever); apply the bandage (small strips for relatively minor cuts, gauze pads for large areas/ cuts); wrap gauze pad(s) covered area with rolled gauze tight enough to keep bandage(s) in place so they don’t slip off the wound; & finally tape the rolled gauze with adhesive tape (maybe even some hockey stick tape might put somewhat of a tough shell on the bandaged area till you can get to an urgent care center or hospital emergency room). Unfortunately your 1st aid kit (the box) might be too small so you may need to upgrade the size of it. Other than that you look like you’re on the right track as far as taking care of small cuts/ injuries. As always KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. You have great videos, great content (incl. escape route prep, etc.) Your videos are actually tutorials on how on how you do your job but, also give & show great tips & information to EVERYONE WHO WATCHES YOUR VIDEOS. Many thanks & STAY SAFE!!!!

[@robertroyles1165]

Add a ternakit

[@pekerja27]

Mesin chainsaw nya husqvarna...

[@Alexhulk]

That was scary to watch... You under all that weight

[@thegreeninvasion5511]

That 1st aid kit is useless! You’d be better off with a roll of blue shop rags and a roll of duct tape! “Mandaids”, not bandaids!👍🏻

[@BjarneButler]

Ya I used to use toilet paper and electrical or hockey stick tape.