1940s Lumberjacks felling Redwoods in Northern California

Cutting, loading, transportation, mill sawing and finishing operations of the Northern California's redwood lumber industry in the 1940s.

[@trey2810]

I swear, it's just one human man narrating ALL of these documentaries.

[@lorn2416]

He's not as nasally

[@calbreckenridge2192]

Morgan freeman of the day. Lol

[@drgrey7026]

And instructional videos

[@erikvelazquez9486]

Yo

[@MrMexikin]

It's true, he worked at the ministry of truth

[@zz-np2sr]

At once you admire the skill set,bravery and work ethic of those men while feeling a sense of loss for those ancient trees.

[@663rainmaker]

A lot of those giants are still here… I have stood atop tres so old … old as JESUS!… and incredible Sequoias and giants and the Redwoods still there.. National Parks 🏞 and commodities?

[@Exderius]

@@663rainmaker Actually 96% of redwoods were cut, barely any remain.

[@utahnick]

Well said

[@Exderius]

@@enturnetrol7869 I am sorry, but the old growth trees capture much more carbon, and are majestic.

[@Exderius]

@@enturnetrol7869 You are correct, they do grow quickly, but the old growth need to be protected for their carbon sink. Trees don’t capture too much carbon until age 20 or so. Some of the giant trees you speak of are 2000+ years old .

[@greatalaska6429]

Then those houses were bulldozed to make a concrete starbucks.

[@chadgillotti6687]

sad

[@waspgaming9077]

you can't make recycled concrete. So more accurately those houses were bulldozed to create empty space for Starbucks

[@heretichazel]

Sorry but we actually don't have starbucks here, we have dutch Bros instead

[@cleveland2286]

@@heretichazel lucky man...

[@thechickenmaster6543]

@@waspgaming9077 you can recycle concrete tho

[@blakeprocter5818]

Man, this footage is real interesting to see. I cannot even comprehend how physically demanding it would be to cut down trees of any real thickness with axes now that we've had power tools for decades. They worked really fuckin' hard back in the old days, for sure.

[@traviscooper6675]

Blake Procter back when men weren’t afraid to work

[@wouldeyed1361]

Didn't see one overweight person. What they don't talk about is the amount of injuries and deaths. With the use of new machinery it's getting better but still a dangerous profession.

[@DD-du9ip]

would eyed13 that definitely true. Commonplace for guys to get hurt bad or killed back then. If you survived you were a worn out old man by age 40. Tough times tough people.

[@Shyzah]

now think about the pyramids

[@blakeprocter5818]

@Alex Llg No one really takes feminists seriously anymore. They've become the punching bag for the rest of society by now.

[@darealb1163]

This cigarette and coffee voice is mandatory for any video before 1980😂😂😂😂

[@ulyssesgrant4324]

It’s the microphone. I believe

[@sluggish._]

R.M.S Olympic r/wooosh

[@ghouby342]

@@sluggish._ how is that a woosh?

[@jjvv7195]

R.M.S Olympic r/itswooooshwith4os & r/ihavereddit

[@jlucky11]

Those voices are so nice

[@rogerrobinson4446]

This video would make an OSHA inspector's head explode.

[@mjtechnoviking44]

TheBigGiant Head good those bitches deserve it.

[@dougcarter1924]

TheBigGiant Head YA it would be GREAT.

[@isaiahslawncare8600]

yeah it would be great to see

[@recklessmeanie]

This kind of stuff was alot safer back then:)

[@travisbrown1520]

mjtechnoviking44 oh yah the people keeping you safe yah fuck those guys

[@monstadable]

I hear they replanted. 1956 years to go!

[@yomansam4689]

They're waaaaaaaay older than 1956 years old

[@aaronfogg302]

YoManSam not really

[@yomansam4689]

@@aaronfogg302 yeah nvm

[@lepre4720]

Wooo

[@driftertravelerman6893]

True people are disgusting with absolutely no Idea Of what theyre doing.

[@zachtaylor9597]

Fun story: my great grandpa was a child laborer at a logging camp back in the 1900’s-1910’s. His job was to lubricate downhill log chutes with pig fat, as to help the timber travel downhill easier to the landing. He told my family that his “position” was known as a “Pig Fucker.”

[@jmccormick1490]

That confirms that 100 + years ago rough necks gave the "greenhorn" as much shit as they do today.

[@dinkidavis]

@@jmccormick1490 LoL. Some things never change

[@adrjackpencur8847]

Its funny how the narrator mentions all the reasons why not to remove the trees. Lol

[@shawnwelch7371]

I mean at least he said thw biggest were set aside to continue living and parks were made where they werent cut at all

[@Nazgul-sk9cs]

shawn welch it was a lie

[@ir8free]

shawn welch yet, redwoods are still endangered.

[@GroovesAndLands]

Would it have been better to NOT use the resource - and consequently - NOT had the railroad link the coasts togetehr, and NOT enjoyed the benefit/utility that lumber provided the country? Gotta break an egg to make an omelette. Trick is to not consume ALL the eggs and ALL the chickens.

[@myousickoflife]

@@GroovesAndLands Yea man the only way to make a railroad is from the oldest trees on the planet, you're brilliant! What are railroads made of today? Your egg analogy its piss poor considering chickens lay eggs daily. It took thousands of years to grow these trees. They weren't planted by man, the ignorance and greed of the people of that time will be haunting us for thousands of years to come.

[@hankhammer869]

"These are the tallest oldest biggest trees in the world"... lets just cut them up into lumber :p

[@Sol-os5pk]

Reagan the dickhead supported this. “Once youve seen one redwood, youve seen them all”

[@BrickedUpp]

damn yeah yeah well..... he wasn’t wrong

[@yourboiigrey1628]

If you listen for like literally another minute they say they’re not cutting all of them down

[@PlanetGamingOfficial]

damn yeah yeah there are thousands of redwoods, and more are planted daily. There was no problem cutting them down

[@thegamedevil5632]

@@PlanetGamingOfficial ... some are cut every day ... now you need to wait for a couple of thousands of years to for the new one to grow ...

[@SinVice]

Another win for KZbin recommendations.

[@rusty2959]

Being a lumberjack now is dangerous, imagine 80 years ago

[@tommoore2012]

A whole lot of people died from those kinds of jobs. The men that took them on knew that they were probably either going to die or suffer a permanent injury at any point.

[@07slowbalt]

And this is why unions were formed and osha put in place....now people keep allowing right to work legislation to be passed that strips away workers safety, pay, and benefits.

[@kennethquesenberry2610]

There are other dangerous jobs. Think of coal mining. I am from southern West Virginia and I've known of men who went off to work in the morning with their lunch bucket and didn't make it back home. When accidents happened, it was always the employee's fault.

[@geoffbell166]

@@kennethquesenberry2610 Yeah using banjo shovels all day,coal dust and cave ins and rockfalls,explosions,i logged for 30years but i rather do that that than be underground!

[@collinstiernagle3553]

We got rid of most of our idiots back then.

[@cheikhdiagne4846]

When they slide the logs into the ponds is the original idea for splash mountain at Disneyland

[@cheikhdiagne4846]

drev1 no need to be salty mate

[@louf7178]

Thanks

[@rh5563]

Knott’s Berry farm first.

[@aaronbaraiya3692]

lmao

[@joshbryan4573]

At least they left 3% of the forest for our "entertainment"

[@bradwebster4979]

@Kendall J Ocean?? Never heard of her.

[@joshbryan4573]

@Kendall J and? thats irrelevant for my statement. We also know little about space lol

[@Holimajster]

@@joshbryan4573 how is it that ur so interested in space when you know so little about our planet. So much to explore on earth yet yall push for mars

[@brianshissler3263]

@@Holimajster I think its because we have a pretty good idea of whats left unexplored on earth. Mars, space, etc really is a mystery because we barely have more than photos of it.

[@mike-ws8yh]

Kendall J do we look like fish

[@firstlast7719]

And those houses built with those logs are now mostly tear downs. So the 2,000 year old tree was only useful for 80 years or less. What a waste. Short-sighted thinking.

[@mikebrisebois]

Gave a few families a place to live for a century though.

[@posmoo9790]

they'll salvage that wood for sure. you could pay for the teardown with it.

[@rogerwilco2]

Unfortunately still short-sighted thinking is very common place. Especially among the politicians in places like the US Congress. They will all be dead when Climate Change will really start to bite.

[@emeraldhunter1]

@@mikebrisebois "American houses lasting for a century" nice joke there.

[@firstlast7719]

@@posmoo9790 They might salvage 2% of that wood, initially, the rest will be land fill and the trees that could have been around another 500 years of more are gone forever. - just wasteful really.

[@jakiosborn1274]

My Uncle Bob is probably in some of these videos. He was a faller in the 30's and 40's, and talked a lot about felling some of these giants. He ax cut the back cuts so smooth that you put a level or protractor on it. Had a tree barber-chair during a final cut one time. As it was falling, it twisted and broke branches off and chased him around the stump like a pirouette! When he passed away many years later, he still had a broken chunk of redwood limb stuck under his collarbone when one of those branches speared him. Loved listening to his stories. Great guy and favorite uncle....❤👍

[@drydesert8036]

No doubt a good man and uncle. Now a memorial part of American history. Thanks for sharing... RIP.

[@PeerlessYT]

Thanks for sharing, sounds like a real man if I've ever heard of one

[@bryansmethers2020]

He also walked uphills both way in foot deep snow to get to school.

[@yourfreedomisanillusion]

@@new.Creation.In.Christ -And this, children, is why we have “Pepsi” today.

[@amosbackstrom5366]

Shit I can't imagine one of those big fellows barber-chairing, that's an absolute nightmare. I've never barber-chaired a tree but I saw my buddy do it once, it must've split the tree 10 ft up the trunk and it was only a 2 ft diameter trunk.

[@hansbraun2726]

amazing. sad and inspiring all at once.

[@jeffalbillar7625]

For real

[@sbryant1993sb]

Very true I work near the redwoods if only the huge ones were still standing

[@michaelmccall5945]

Just what I thought.

[@latouselatrec]

Inspiring what the hell is so inspiring about that

[@michaelmccall5945]

@@latouselatrec can you say more on your opinion? I'm not trying to start an argument, I'm really just wanting to know your perspective.

[@tombrown7449]

I'm 66 years, old it saddens me too. I live in Mississippi and a friend offered me some reclaimed lumber from a local job he was working on turned to be redwood. The reclaimed wood is now my new picnic table and chairs, proud of them. Still serving mankind!

[@johnmoyer5515]

Good job my friend , a lot of my oak kitchen is reclaimed stair tread here a pc left over on a job any cabinet grade plywood big enough to make a cabinet side +much more.

[@collinashley4947]

I clicked on this video thinking it would be a joke video but after realizing it was real, I couldn’t click away and just kept watching. It’s more interesting than I thought it would be.

[@rodyn2023]

Collin Ashley same 😂

[@lordfuckwad]

What made you think it was a joke video?

[@johnsmith-wc8gs]

It's tragic really. Granted felling some is okay. It is wonderful building material. However most forests, as I'm sure you know, were completely decimated. We can't grow these back.

[@jgoembel]

@@johnsmith-wc8gs They can be growed back by us. We wont see them as they were when we took the originals. "The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now" Chinese proverb.

[@johnsmith-wc8gs]

@@jgoembel that is not certain. These trees take a thousand years or more to reach what was taken down. There are alot of variables now. Climate change, forest fires, disease, land for use etc. By no means is this an excuse not to but nothing is certain except for that they are gone

[@MP-ef6mc]

I’m a modern logger, all I can say is these were real men to say it lightly, and they did this work while being dressed better than most people do today when they go to church.

[@stephencrocker4878]

Facts!

[@BL-zi9wb]

Only a 1940s reel could make environmental destruction seem so necessary and quaint.

[@DEDZED]

Seriously though

[@Postoficedweller]

Well, you can always go live in a cave, and not cause "enviromental destruction".

[@mrbiscuits915]

@@Postoficedweller there are alternatives to wood fucktard. Ever heard of bricks?

[@nuck-]

mr biscuits The emmissions caused by making bricks would almost match the harm done, fuck tard, Just like a Prius is actually worse for the environment than a petrol engine in the long run.

[@rhysf.505]

mr biscuits, oh yea go ahead and make a table out of brick, see how that works out.

[@russkish8628]

Not one MAN BUN in sight

[@bilbobaggins5962]

we call them "douche donuts" on the east coast

[@dickjohnson5025]

Bilbo Baggins Yes!

[@dickjohnson5025]

das wright I know I shouldn’t judge, but damn, how does anyone think that is a good look? Only sumo wrestlers should wear those.

[@fatherdank1759]

@Big Bill O'Reilly hell no

[@lepiee]

Bilbo Baggins We call them gay in Texas.

[@jabawib8691]

3:24 1940s lumberjack asserting dominance over fellow crewmates

[@blakebabcock8890]

A comment about T-Posing with 69 likes. Nice

[@louf7178]

He's showing how it was placed between the two trees.

[@pcdubya]

I cut up a 2 foot thick pine tree with a chain saw and think I did something, guy at 1 minute climbs up 100 feet and then cuts through 6 feet of tree with an ax, wow

[@flashkraft]

We need to build twenty new houses. How many trees do we need for that? One.

[@theuniversewithin74]

We need to exterminate 20 people for each tree cut down. Also retroactively. That would actually do some good.

[@Sorelizard]

Loll

[@theuniversewithin74]

@White Aus no, I'm thinking like a planet.

[@theuniversewithin74]

@White Aus yes, we planets do think. And this one is fed up with the disease known as humanity.

[@theuniversewithin74]

@White Aus you limit yourself. Go species wide.

[@lancecalderon2700]

The Lorax: Humans : We boutta end this man's whole career

[@northwoodshiker4887]

Love your name bro. We are the The Lorax.

[@northwoodshiker4887]

Earth First Forever!

[@VAKanako]

Shut the fuck up

[@FastSloW-qt8xf]

I bet thoseguys topping those redwoods got some interesting stories

[@dougcarter1924]

Fast4SloW 717 AND some strong LEGS.

[@cardenasjr1406]

Had

[@ooee8088]

A video of just those dudes topping huge treez with an axe would have been incredible. They should add that event to current lumberjack competitions

[@ROGER2095]

I bet all their stories end the same: "but then it fell the wrong way. . . .:

[@anitarussum4590]

Fast4SloW 717 ...wonder if they saw big foot?

[@beachbum5118]

I took my son on a trip through the redwoods back in the late seventies. We did a tour at the Scotia mill which is the mill in this video. I think they only ran the mill one 8 hour shift 4 days a week because of the growing scarcity of the trees they could harvest and I think it was the only redwood mill in the area. It was an amazing place. The California redwoods are one of the most amazing places on the planet to see and at least they have left enough to get a sense of what once was.

[@harrydibble7704]

P loop n no

[@ALKUKES]

This older videos seems to be better than new ones

[@MightyJustas]

ALKUKES its because old videos lack dramatic discovery format

[@burnedburrito]

seem* sorry :/ i had to

[@johnmcdyer7297]

Of course they are no modern crap or elf and safety

[@omegalgo297]

Real film, no computer enhancement

[@randiD123]

Because it speaks truth! Not the lies our news (not mine, though) feeds the sheeple.

[@lesterclaypool2194]

Just think of the first guy that cut, fell, and split a red wood for firewood heating just to find out it didn't burn worth a crap Lol

[@kx65andyx85rider]

Lester Claypool 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@BigKeithDog]

You'd need a really hot fire before you put redwood on, but it is amazing for heating. It's burns very hot for very long. It's dense and stores alot of energy, wouldn't be a good choice for kindling, but split and seasoned it would burn just fine.

[@GardenerEarthGuy]

@@BigKeithDog And does like nothing else... Great to toss in the stove before bed.

[@nb6584]

@@BigKeithDog I agree I had a neighbor cut some smaller ones down and I kept it split it waited for it to dry and burned it in the fireplace great hot fires and very dense like you said. Plus it smells a lot nicer than other wood burning too!

[@danfromga3002]

PORK SODA.

[@81trevorj]

1940= I'm going to climb this tree and fell it with only a rope and axe. 2018= I have a sliver and I would appreciate it if you told Peter not to bring peanut butter on account of my allergy

[@JstnW]

Haha!

[@JohnSmith-zn2tx]

You want me to do WHAT??

[@rbeck3200tb40]

1940 = look at the oldest living thing on the planet . Hey lets go cut it down

[@filthyanimal1067]

@@Nyuhkkus slavery was more than normal for thousands of years before that.white Europeans being enslaved in huge numbers by Nubian's.you won't hear that history from us because we got over it and rebuilt. We don't endlessly talk about it and that we need reparation from long dead people

[@Brad-R]

@Trevor Capstick Haha love your comment! I was going to make a similar comment as all I could think of was this is a great example of what men were. There’s many still around but the pussification is sadly growing.

[@shadow-Sun]

Hand cut !!! Hand cut with axes the tree topper at the beginning of the upload -his axe was cutting like a razor blade through hair, that is the sharpest axe I have ever seen these men earen every cent of their wages tough men doing a VERY physically tough job much respect to them .

[@davidhardy2583]

Having done just about every physically tough job at least for awhile over my 57 years, I can say this kind of work is bar none the toughest I’ve attempted. These guys are beyond tough.

[@scooterdogg7580]

"give me eight hours to chop a tree I'll spend the first four sharpening the axe" I more than just an old saying

[@MrCheaterpipe]

Redwood is quite soft so it makes sense that an axe will take big chunks out

[@theswampfox9584]

Man watching those guys chop and cut so close to that rope gives me the heebie jeebies

[@snigie1]

My favorite part was him dry humping the grinding stone at the beginning.

[@MicroWaveLasagna]

r/cursedcomments

[@dawson2800]

r/cursedcomments

[@backatownboy9819]

Lolololololololololololololol!!!!!!!!@!!!! Too funny

[@daleleibfried8648]

Nice

[@pongodongo645]

@Chris Powell no, he was grinding on the grindstone

[@sjones3575]

My grandfather and his brothers did this work in the 1940's. Always knew he was one hell of a man. After watching this I realize I didn't have a clue as to how badass he really was.

[@MP-ef6mc]

Yes, he was a real mans man.

[@anthonycristofani6856]

I’m blessed to live close to Yosemite and can see these things regularly. Every person should at least one time in their life go to the base of these trees and lookup you will be speechless

[@apuuvah]

While I have to respect and somewhat admire these hard working real lumberjacks, I do feel sorry for the devastation of these majestic, magnificent redwoods... some of which were as old as our civilization. Way, way back in the day men were tough...they had to be.

[@mainodio4420]

I feel the same man.

[@sniperwolfgamer1976]

100% same

[@areus2016]

They used to be logged. Now, they are illegal to cut, so don't you worry.

[@anthonyjh02]

ivannaattention That’s exactly what he’s referring to, there are Redwood farms but these trees in reserves in nature are protected.

[@74KU]

Yeah, now shit like this is "locked up" behind national parks with so many access rules it may as well not be there..

[@seamur3937]

'Cutting their way into trees that might be as old as our civilization...''

[@justpettet3506]

fucking retards all of us

[@thewhitedeath586]

@@slashermcgirk1274 I for one dont like the modern world. We traded all those things you mentioned for the same shit in different forms. There is no less misery in the world. There is no less greed or evil, infact the main thing that has changed is population growth, people are further apart and self interested due to social media, people are dumb due to reliance on technology for everything. Yeah people suck.

[@slashermcgirk1274]

@@thewhitedeath586 I'm sure you don't believe that. Living as a serf with rotting teeth, no electricity, being cold and wet all the time, watching your brothers and sisters/parents die of disease and starvation, rotting away from syphilis or any number of other horrible diseases, which is basically how people lived until about 100 years ago, is way worse than however you're living now. Social media is for insecure sheeple. If you're not one of them and you have the strength to be true to yourself then you'll rise above all of those unoriginal slugs. If you make it a lifestyle to put yourself in environments that challenge your insecurities eventually you'll acquire that strength. Remember, if there's a problem it's you, not the world.

[@josemezatorrez]

@@slashermcgirk1274 it is a fact many aboriginals lived longer back when they were not yet invaded by the so called advancement races, their food and water was natural and clean with out cancer causing preservatives.

[@slashermcgirk1274]

@@josemezatorrez That isn't a fact. Warring, high infant mortality, famine and disease are a lot more dangerous than trace carcinogens in modern food.

[@capgaming69]

Red woods get the last laugh. All those guys are dead

[@donotrobme9295]

This video is not OSHA approved

[@nancymcdade3909]

Amazing and incredible trees. I was fortunate to see the Redwood forest as a child. So glad they aren't harvested any longer.

[@johndong4630]

Nancy McDade Yes, they are still being logged.

[@jamesreilly5921]

They're still harvested. There's protected areas now that can't be logged. But these big trees are definatly still harvested.

[@SDeww]

a person who cuts down a 2000-4000 year old tree should be thrown in jail!..

[@Jack_rabbits_sage_brush]

I live next to a mill that turns them into boards and shingles. But wforest management they can be harvested and protected.

[@jasoneverett]

@@SDeww put your money where your mouth is and move out of your house and go live in a tent.

[@EvilDuckOfDoom3]

"Their history goes back to the dinosaurs... but here at the sawmill....." (We make it into a table that will be lucky to last a generation)

[@maverickuhl6546]

Dude that exactly what I'm saying I'm not a tree higher but damn. Leave them alone

[@thelonewanderer420]

A redwood table would probably last 300 years if actually used like a table

[@ulyssesgrant4324]

Some of these trees dated back to Jesus Christ.

[@rhysf.505]

The only reason things last one generation is because younger generations throw it away for shiny new plastic crap. So it's kind of your own fault. Wooden stuff can last well beyond a single lifetime if you take care of it.

[@AMpufnstuf]

You clearly don't do woodworking or know anybody good at it still alive. I've got a wooden bowl that doesn't have a crack in it yet four generations deep. It wasn't uncommon in the old days for even a poor family to have properly made, sturdy wooden furniture that outlives the family name. Today it's unfortunately mostly wealthy customers who can commission good work, but anyone can learn the species of trees, how to fell them, how to dry them and how to carve them with modern tools or how to split and carve them. What you're describing is shit from modern stores.

[@lm1584]

That is some VERY high priced lumber now. Reclaimers are making a killing.

[@Fbarts]

Reclaimed wood, the wood of the 21st century.

[@SmilingDepression]

@@Fbarts reclaimed wood aint bad

[@youtubeaccount9058]

It's irreplaceable on a human timescale, so, yeah

[@zombiehunter5923]

Its sad so much destruction of ancient trees We will never get those trees back

[@murraymetcalf-CA]

Maybe you should go out, show some responsibility & PLANT SOME NEW TREES? You have WOOD in your HOUSE, your FURNITURE, your GUITAR, etc. How do you think these items were produced? ... yes ... TREES were CUT DOWN. All living things eventually die ... great that the trees didn't simply rot and go to waste like much of the forest, but rather were used to produce something useful to you and many others. I am certainly in favour of protecting a certain percentage of these magnificent trees to be able to admire and appreciate, all while planting new ones to support a SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.

[@murraymetcalf-CA]

@Jaxson A . P . A nonsensical response from someone (or something?) with ZERO KZbin content. (a recently arrived on KZbin keyboard warrior, or maybe a bot?) If you don't have any logical response(s), return back to your basement.

[@murraymetcalf-CA]

@Jaxson A . P . Thanks for exposing your true nature.

[@murraymetcalf-CA]

@Jaxson A . P . Going back to my original post ... which suggested a reasonable BALANCE between preserving ALL trees (i.e. NO cutting), vs cutting SOME trees to sustain everyone's way of life (a very middle-of-the-road position ... as all of our houses are no doubt constructed using much wood). Also this video depicted a much earlier time in history when houses were constructed using even more wood than they do now. Much has changed regarding sustainable forestry since this film was shot. So if forestry companies always PLANT more new trees than they cut ... So far, you have contributed nothing towards either side of this discussion?

[@murraymetcalf-CA]

@UCGrI-AUqxm4zBxCELHlt2cg It would appear that you are incapable of engaging in civil dialogue. You started off by name calling. That is not dialogue ... over and out for me. I hope you find some joy & peace somewhere else.

[@theflamingtoaster1]

I got 99 woodcutting doing the same thing

[@AlwaysOnYT_AOT]

xD

[@microsoftword9728]

I was looking for a runescape comment lol

[@gregkosinski2303]

My lord the balls on the guy who felled the top!

[@FastSloW-qt8xf]

Greg Kosinski i know right.. its hard to imagine. Hundreds of ft in the air swaying, with tons of wood falling over head... good lord id need a zanax just to climb that high

[@upsidedahead]

I'm surprised his huge sack doesn't impede the hefty swing

[@mickysmithiii1213]

When Men were actually Men, and not boys! Cuz they still don't have an app that will fell a tree.

[@mattgates881]

Some say they were so big they were hanging All the way to the ground as he top it

[@salba90]

Some say they were heavier than the trees they were felling

[@trygveevensen171]

Remember, this was at the time when elephants and buffalos were shot for next to no reason, incredible how these kinds of things were looked on as positive back then. Times have definitely changed

[@EvilDuckOfDoom3]

It's still common to cut down these

[@ryansulistyono4001]

Catfish Yep, but they mark the specific trees that will be cut. I believe now they cut some of the younger ones, (about the size of an oak (I think) but the large really old ones are legally not allowed to be cut.

[@EvilDuckOfDoom3]

@@ryansulistyono4001 oh okay if thats true it's a lot better

[@Cam12369]

Bro all you fucks been sipping that liberal tea😂 calm down you’ll live you’ll whole life if you don’t die early

[@Cam12369]

Ryan Sulistyono yeah and that’s a good thing? You know the government cuts them for more money if we aren’t right

[@owentolley3308]

I’ve love this video. While redwoods are not the oldest living things on the planet, the oldest is still in CA. Bristlecone pines. Some are between 4 and 5 thousand years old. The oldest was discovered in 1957.

[@thatxonexguy5438]

"All of the worlds history since christ was born could have occurred during the life of perhaps one of these redwoods" Ha, try saying that these days and you'll have atheists going apeshit.

[@kodyholiday7685]

I don't seem to be going apeshit. What a skewed representation of atheists you have.

[@Nadz203]

What do you expect? Skewed perception is the foundation of religion.

[@Nadz203]

I'm not an atheist.

[@Nadz203]

I don't have a religion. I'm Agnostic I think (not believe) that there is some kind of higher power out there. However the idea that it can be understood let alone be represented by humanity is ridiculous, contradictory and in some ways even offensive.

[@n40tom]

Whether you know it or not most atheist believe that there was a man called Jesus Christ but he just wasn't the son of any God. And while we're at it why did his mother give him a Mexican name.

[@scotttalken8431]

I'm not a tree hugger, but what a shame.

[@sirbillius]

Scott Talken Well we did need the wood. 1940s and all that war stuff going on.

[@anthonyjh02]

Sir Billius Fair, WW2 launched humanity into a new age, but at the cost of a great number of resources

[@sirbillius]

Anthonyjh02 Oh yeah. Luckily we had Teddy Roosevelt before world war 2 so we were already pretty active with the conservation of nature.

[@xtraflo]

Wow - the Narrator keeps talking about how old the trees are to the point of sadness...

[@TheCRHKing]

This is crazy to watch. Actively acknowledging that they are the oldest living things while they are being killed.

[@complexblackness]

Lol

[@wnd9434]

Just for 50 years old human greed

[@calumgarrett5347]

Circle of life

[@EvilDwarf-pp5py]

Today’s generation of “men” needs a battery-operated assist to help push shopping carts. These old school axe men were badasses.

[@ImReadyD151]

Let's see you do it bud

[@johnmccaffery5186]

Loved my trip so much to redwood national and state parks that we’re going back again this year. It’s so amazing to walk in An old growth redwood forest. Such a shame only 2% are left for us to enjoy…

[@creativeworld4237]

Amazing human voice, Crystal clear pronouncements. Great video

[@boblangill4676]

Those men...back when ships were made of wood and men made of steel.

[@cadenhenderson4322]

ok boomer

[@boblangill4676]

echo.......echooooooh. lol

[@johnswaim3919]

Something's made of wood....

[@yotelodije8943]

Just wait a few more years when you or your own family can no longer breathe due to heat and climate change exterminate us thanks to our own stupidities like this

[@beefcakesasquatch6608]

Neat and sad at the same time.

[@htemachtigekanaal1542]

Usa in this time: cytting logs and live peacefully. Europe at this time: BOMB NOISES

[@NULL-ug7ve]

Don't forget the angry German voices.

[@Desklamp1234]

Refusing to help allies in need is peaceful is it? I call it cowardly.

[@Desklamp1234]

@@user-no3tu9kh3p Vietnam war didn't start until 55...I'm talking about WW2 you know, the war that happened in this time period? I'm guessing your American from your education level? I'm British, so i got a proper education.

[@Desklamp1234]

@@user-no3tu9kh3p for pointing out USA didn't come to their military allies aid in a time of need. I must be a communist...right. showing off your American education again i guess. And believe it or not attitude has nothing to with intelligence. Lucky for me i guess.

[@Desklamp1234]

@@user-no3tu9kh3p about the education. I mean it in a factual context, most of the education you receive is mostly based on how American is run and what's best for Americans while in America. Everywhere in Europe teaches about the whole world. History of other countries and their economy, politics and just how they work in comparison to us. Ask the average American where Vietnam (for example) is on a map and watch them struggle. Ask a European and we'll show you. Most Americans have no idea what happens out of their own country. And to be honest that sickens me to my core. You Americans even refer to Europe as if its just one simple country... and did you notice i LITERALLY was able to tell your American (assuming so because no denial) just by the crap you wrote from one sentance? Out of 195 countries.

[@jeffdawson7841]

Grizzly manly hard working dudes. Props for that. But why not use more common trees instead of these rare beauties? Not cool bro

[@twowheelsclubseals]

Unparalleled size and resistance to insects, fire, and rot. In a home restorer in San Francisco and see 100 year old home foundations made of redwood still in pristine condition regularly. No better wood for buildings

[@ki113rkkrclips9]

Remember this is 1940s as well to them not a big deal and to me not the biggest deal

[@leekohl825]

Your a dumb fuck. They needed those trees you fucking idot. God damn punk ass bitch

[@ChiquitaSpeaks]

4:06 - 4:16 sent to my lady told her what to expect for tonight

[@joesmitty34]

"These men take pride in their strength and courage"

[@jonmacdonald5345]

Joe Smitty thank goodness we have done away with such toxic masculinity! lol

[@emeraldhunter1]

of fucking up living fossils that can't even fight back. gg re

[@michkid5554]

emeraldhunter1 you live in a cave or something?

[@lucasriddle5538]

Well yeah you hammer at a tough ass tree all day. Shit’s taxing

[@jonmacdonald5345]

Dun Hildas apparently you are not familiar with sarcasm!!! fuck off Libtard

[@m.k.899]

2:04 I can’t cut that straight with a chainsaw

[@zulu6265]

I know how loud this actually is. It’s insane to hear this big of tree crack and hit the ground from afar. Sounds like dynamite almost.

[@copperfish543]

Yea but if you aren’t there, the falling tree doesn’t make a sound.

[@kotokoto9472]

Human misery has been destroying the planet for over 100 years and continues to this day

[@buckbundy8642]

koto koto dumbass

[@kotokoto9472]

@@buckbundy8642 Please be more explicit that I don't know who you mean

[@JonSwift7]

So sad to see, if we only knew and respect what we do now.....we as humans can never truly appreciate what we have until until it is no more..😔💔

[@onsight2822]

At some point at least one tree was growing where your house / flat / skyrise now sits ! Big or small here or there thats what trees are for , no need to be sad , trees are a gift we all benefit from 😀

[@stuartbailey6369]

THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING THEY USE TO CALL WORK.

[@JoeSmith-om9dv]

Beautiful trees , glad they cut em down

[@BestKCL]

Joe Smith O

[@heretichazel]

I mean, redwood furniture is beautiful (and expensive as *fuck* )

[@anthonyjh02]

Thanks for sharing Joe

[@sinceremaverick7081]

Only a person with an Animalistic mindset & numb conscious could cut something down like this. INHUMANE.

[@billturner6564]

Good lord our Great Grandparents worked hard to make this would for us everything we see they made for us and we now Spit on there work sacrifice and all the hopes they had for a future for us We are truly Discussting.

[@billywoodruff3988]

What

[@scribtoon7146]

ive watched this video many times on sleepless nights. It never gets old

[@clevelandbci9562]

Same

[@frukwon420]

1940: some trees can live to 4000 years old! 2020: we lost 1/2 a billion animals in a fire

[@starchivore2317]

And 56 Billion plus animals EVERY year because people eat animals.

[@leighcolman4339]

We eat them because theyre delicious.

[@Meekseek]

Starchivore23, can't stand you PETA vegans - they're bred as livestock, they wouldn't have existed if not for bred to eat, and these are wild trees. DUH.

[@amwartwork]

all in the name of fancy houses and pofit.

[@rafaelsousa6765]

each axe hit is like 1 decade worth of tree growth

[@rafaelsousa6765]

@Arthur Kitchen why you gotta be like that , who hurt you

[@bikeburgular668]

RafaelS156 his uncle did

[@RickNethery]

Man , one screw up with that ax could cause a horrible fall. It was chopping into the tree just a few inches above the rope.

[@williamm4812]

Rick Nethery yeah..that’s what I was hoping for.....

[@RickNethery]

@@williamm4812 The Man is just trying to make a living for His Family. I would hate to see Him fall to His death.

[@RickNethery]

@Chuck Finley Hopefully He lived His life though, knew love, watched His children grow up. Would You say the same thing about Your Mother or Father ?

[@RickNethery]

@Chuck Finley Yes, but the original point I had was that I thought it was wrong to wish a Man to loose His life for Your entertainment, Your comment was that He was already dead. I do understand that in life there are those amongst Us that have no empathy, and its a difficult and frightening fact to know.

[@RickNethery]

@Chuck Finley I agree, it is nice to know that Your ok.

[@perfectcell7995]

Acres of redwoods are set aside for "our enjoyment"...

[@kennyfogal6150]

It's a sick society that we exist in...

[@luvenstein1852]

Without someone to appreciate the beauty, what argument would you have to protect such beauty? .*puts on glasses*. YEEEEEEEEEAH

[@perfectcell7995]

@Kilo Byte superior? without nature we couldn't live on this planet it isn't about superiority snowflake it's about respect for something that plays a key role in our survival

[@kennyfogal6150]

@Kilo Byte Typical Sheep response

[@adamoliveras9947]

Geez people always take people's words Soo seriously.

[@artnouveau4332]

Our attitude towards the environment in the 1940's,50's60's was shameful and still is if not for John Muir and Teddy Roosevelt,there would be no National Park's,,we haven't changed our attitude much about how we take care of our planet ..we clear cut forest's we spray enough pesticides and herbicides dumpbour trash in the rivers and now there's enough plastic in the ocean it's the size of the state of Texas .and has entered the food chain.. now we have a short sighted #45 who has rolled back environmental laws..and denies the obvious truth about climate change... this planet Earth is going to get rid of us and will begin too heal

[@steve1311]

Redwoods and sequoia tree should never be cut down. They are a gift from mother nature.

[@onsight2822]

Unless you need a house to live in 😉

[@steve1311]

You don't build houses from these trees. Pine is used in houses. Must be a California Democrat to think that way.

[@drewzilla4800]

@@steve1311 Sorry, but your wrong. I was at Camp Parks in the early 90s and all the WWII barracks were made of "these trees". I did want to pull some planks though as I was into making Adirondack Chairs (Cedar) but I thought a couple redwoods wood be great. Just facts.

[@jacobdaniels3246]

@@drewzilla4800 You SHOULDNT make buildings from these trees. There.

[@drewzilla4800]

@@jacobdaniels3246 the bldgs were from the WWII era and they were reclaimed in the late 90s there?

[@FastSloW-qt8xf]

Love the old cat. May still run today

[@markblakeway80]

I almost shed a tear watching those big beautiful trees falling. So sad

[@elil5703]

Mark Blakeway what growing the USA and upsetting a soyboy, sounds fine to me

[@leekohl825]

Your a fucking pussy

[@complexblackness]

Loo

[@yotelodije8943]

@@leekohl825 Just wait a few more years when you or your own family can no longer breathe due to heat and climate change exterminate us thanks to our own stupidities like this

[@stumpshot9970]

Torres how about the forest fires that are wiping out huge pieces of wilderness because out of state environmentalists start lawsuits to keep thinning projects from happening to keep the forests healthy. Hmm never hear about that ruining the earth do we ?

[@yolazerbeam3205]

Absolutely sick what we have been doing.

[@msheart2]

We? There is no we in this.

[@block9390]

I could never cut such a majestic tree like that down

[@rustyshackleford851]

That's cause you're a soyboy

[@thehipmyster]

@@rustyshackleford851 no it's because he has respect for nature

[@sidd5938]

Or maybe he has allergies?

[@scotland2256]

He is obviously scared of heights and falling trees

[@There_is_a_duck_in_my_home]

It’s all a mystery

[@n40tom]

There is a Hotel on the coast in Northern California. This hotel was made entirely of one redwood tree with Lumber left over . I read a book a few years ago about the construction of this hotel and it was amazing. Plus many many pictures of the ongoing building. Very cool. I don't remember the name of the book but I think the hotel was called the Redwood Hotel or something on that order. Take care. T Edit . I just looked up the name it's the Curly Redwood Lodge in Crescent City California. On their website you can click on to the history of the lodge.

[@MG-ok6nu]

The Curly Redwood Lodge in Crescent City, CA

[@RiceReaper]

I'll

[@magicman9486]

seems sinful to watch those old grandfathers be fallen.

[@CalebP618]

I agree

[@rafaelsousa6765]

so sad

[@latouselatrec]

@Arthur Kitchen if he's a complete loser you're a piece of crap

[@RATD0GG]

Mark Lewis You’re cross-eyed and pigeon-toed

[@petero2693]

We made fences that rot out in less then 10 years.. stupidity...

[@devinhaisma]

1:00 imagine accidentally cutting the rope instead of the tree

[@sidd5938]

oooooops

[@latouselatrec]

I bet that happened

[@30minutesLess]

We pretty much do the same thing now but with chainsaws. ;) steel core fliplines

[@leekohl825]

No the fuck he dont you stupid fuck wacth again. 1:00 you take it up the ass

[@leekohl825]

Punk ass bitch

[@garyrichards9680]

Saw mills back in the day looked incredibly safe.

[@wuznab5109]

I am the Lorax and I speak for the tr.... holy.

[@ram5ramen582]

Truffula trees have nothin on them

[@616Entertainment]

"Cutting their way into trees that may be as old as our civilization." If that doesn't hurt your heart, you're not human.

[@daffyduck9901]

It doesn't hurt my heart at all, but it is very interesting.

[@616Entertainment]

@@daffyduck9901 Well clearly you're a duck, so, my statement stands.

[@steezymk8815]

When Americans took pride in what they do, what a wonderful time

[@jamontoast1414]

Mate times change, don't get stuck in the past and think more in the present and future.

[@steezymk8815]

Jamon Toast no shit time change, I’m saying BACK THEN all Americans took pride in the shit they did, you’re comment was literally useless

[@jimmy5391]

Jamon Toast I agree whole heartedly, it’s all we can do in this world. Some people are just meant to be in the past. Society was different and it was a lot easier to get a job, buy a house and socialize with others. Rock and roll was taboo, leather jackets were for hoodlums, girls never wore pants, kids payed attention to their cars and racing cars was dangerous! My grandma was apart of a club who set up balls and dances and my both my grandfathers were greasers who payed more attention to their rides than school. Now what do our kids do? We listen to horrible rap music and smoke weed all day. Shewwwww where’s my time machine?

[@D3xTRb0y]

Jimmy Biggums Let me know when you find it

[@bushwhackermo]

@@jimmy5391 Find it yet? I want in!

[@tonyalways7174]

Looking back it’s a tragedy that we felled so much giant lumber but times change. Either way you cant help but be in awe of these men with balls and muscles of steel and skills to marvel at.

[@codymoncrief8478]

Imagine the "BOOM!" of one of those falling.

[@4vinylsound]

500 years to grow and 500 minutes to tear down What a shame.

[@Thoroughly_Wet]

All this for one tooth pick, my god

[@andrewbuu1947]

Thoroughly Wet more like 1,000,000,000,000,000 tooth picks

[@Nillowo]

andrew buu that’s the joke hun : )

[@cadenhenderson4322]

That's a huge toothpick

[@myquickjab2098]

I remember watching these in 7th grade 1990 life was simple

[@daltonbilliot7950]

He says the trees can be older than civilization so let's cut them down.

[@ShutTheMuckUp]

All rocks are older than civilization. Better stop using rocks.

[@cadenhenderson4322]

@@ShutTheMuckUp rocks don't live. Rocks don't die. Most rocks aren't impressive or rare.

[@ShutTheMuckUp]

@@cadenhenderson4322 The issue isn't whether or not rocks live or die. The issue is the age of the object. Good to know you're too stupid to understand that and stay focused.

[@sabanu899]

@@ShutTheMuckUp The older they are the most efficient eco system they build! Now pay it off with calufonia wildfires! All that country was sequoia once upon a time! And they were resistant to fires! Now towns are burning in Cali!

[@leekohl825]

Yes we fucking will cut them down you stupid fuck

[@dannyr333]

Bro axing down a redwood... these dudes are superhuman

[@trippybruh1592]

I would of paid big money back then for my house to be built out of redwood lumber if I heard it was resistance to fire and termite's.

[@queenfie5063]

Trippy Bruh dank

[@salomietadap3279]

Yes it won't rott

[@halfpintranch2700]

That's a beast of a job , tough men indeed!

[@NoferTrunions]

Over population and depletion of natural resources sort'a sneaks up on ya.

[@adrianojames5828]

I'm a carpenter and redwood you can hardly find anymore , as far as building "20 houses" out of 1 tree , maybe back then but redwood has great qualities against insects , but being strong enough structurly to build a house is not one of them . It's even getting hard to get dougfir now and has been for awhile , so my question is if these species are being re-planted , will they be back on the market, say , in the next 500 years?

[@copperfish543]

I think they harvest trees in 30 years on average, places that are loogged are replanted now.

[@coleen_aloha]

The first man in this video is my Grandfather he was a foreman for The Carson Lumber Co. and lived at Falk Ca. where my Grandmother was the camp cook and school teacher for the camp childern. The river is the Eel river and the mill is at Scotia Ca once the largest lumber mill in the world. I am proud of my family and I became a conservationist working to restore the small creeks and rivers and restore salmon habitat.

[@sidd5938]

This is why I like reading comments. So cool. Thanks!!