New block in old growth, opening up along bottom boundary

[@joekirk167]

I watch these shows all the time and it is very rare that i see any one clean the stump. thank you

[@colbyaherin9700]

I really like how you take the time to describe what is happening with your plan of attack and how you plan to cut and I love how you talk about your cuts and how they work or sometimes don’t work. You sure seem to be a very genuine man. My father was a timber cutter for many years but got out of it and finished his career as an equipment operator but I remember him as being very articulate and purposeful when he was cutting. My plan was to cut as well but I chose to spend some time in the USAF and then worked in heavy equipment for a while and then I made the move to start felling and about 6 months in to it I had a freak accident swimming in a mountain river and broke my neck and I am now paralyzed from the chest down. So that is why I love watching your videos, a part of me feels like I am experiencing that through your videos. I know that sounds kind of weird but I really do feel like I am right there with you cutting trees. I bought the sweater and I can’t wait to get it because it’s winter here in northern Idaho and I am cold. You stay safe out there and I am going to keep watching. Thank you for all the effort you put into the videos, it is greatly appreciated. CW Ahern

[@BjarneButler]

Hi Colby. Thanks for watching and buying a sweater. Where did your dad work when falling? What did you do in the USAF? Sorry to hear about your accident I’ve had many close calls at work over the years. You can do everything right and still come within an inch of being flattened.

[@colbyaherin9700]

@@BjarneButler My Dad worked mostly in Northern Idaho and some in the coast range of Northern Oregon. The coast range had a lot of big Sitka Spruce because they are able to deal with the salt water much better than other trees and just a little inland started the Douglas Fir trees. The D. Fir trees are my favorite, especially the really big ones. I remember bucking up a wind fall across the road into fire wood, it was 4’-5’ at the butt and I swear it didn’t have a single branch on it until I was 150’ up that tree. In N.Idaho they logged Fir, Cedar and some big White Pine. In addition to cutting trees my Dad and his Father had a pretty good size sawmill that they ran. It had a 6’ head saw on it and kept them busy in the off season. I love to go down to Northern California and hike around in the giant Sequoia groves and there are awesome D.Fir mixed in there too. Those old growth Sequoia commonly hit 300’ tall, they are amazing. I was a Civil Engineer in the USAF, we built giant runways for the FOB(Forward Operating Base)so they could bring in the giant cargo planes and set up the base. We would have to clean the runways with these huge vacuum trucks to get rid of the smallest debris and small rocks so the fighter jet’s would not suck anything up off the ground and into their engines and damage them when they were taking off. It was pretty wild! Sorry for the short book, I am going to watch a little bit of the “Tube” and then hit the rack, it is getting a little late here. Stay safe out there. CW Ahern

[@gregtaylor8327]

Great stuff. Watching late ar night here in New Zealand. Trees are bigger than what i was used to but cool to watch your working day. Thanks.

[@joshuanickerson1108]

Always look forward to your videos. So beautiful country. Also that water in those dead trees always smells so great hahaha. Stay safe and keep up the great work.

[@JS-oy6nn]

390 is running good.!! It’s crazy when you set the camera up on a tree and it looks small and then you walk up to it and you realize that is not a small tree (for here in WVa anyway) awesome video as always can’t wait to see what’s next.!!!

[@woos31]

Good work Bjarne, cool to watch you open up your strip as it's known in the west coast of the US as you guys call it your block. No matter what you know it as, it's still my favorite thing to watch on KZbin

[@petehendry4756]

Another great vid bjarny !!! I like the explanation of whats going on it makes it more interesting. You can tell that 390 has more pull than the 572 .ive had my eye on a 390 for awhile now lol . Thanks for taking us along with you .

[@BjarneButler]

Welcome thanks for watching

[@swagtech_]

My father was a timber cutter for many years but got out of it and finished his career as an equipment operator but I remember him as being very articulate and purposeful when he was cutting

[@oldschoolmoto]

good stuff you always do a good job showing up close falling and i like when you grab the cam and show the canopy on the pushes keep em coming bud

[@bobclark2961]

Great pic on the back sawdust out the back side of tree, rot and water like shot small. Great work mate. Stay strong Clarkie

[@sherrigriffin4403]

Very relaxing to watch. I also like your explanations of why youu cut and fall them the way you do. Thank you!

[@BjarneButler]

Thanks for watching

[@eriknelson6529]

You hear the difference in the wood between OG and Second growth. Great video 👍. I do like the extended content , it's seems popular with everyone else as well. Take care bjarne.

[@firemedicseven]

I never would have imagined the strategy and the thought process behind hand felling like this. I just always assumed it was cut it down and move on. Nice job

[@donaldmendes184]

My fatherlaw was Logger and a Faller back in the 40 thru 60. Mostly northwest California area.

[@johnnyfish6051]

Great show Bjane! THANKS

[@planeiron241]

Clean place to work B🌳🌳🌳🌳🪓🪓🪓🪓🪓🪓🪓

[@johnfahey7215]

3 in One! pretty good. Just watched a video from "09, quite a difference in quality!

[@ottoreder6713]

Hi, its allway wonderfull Work you do.

[@michaelmeyers1827]

I really haven t seen a video from you in a while. I do enjoy watching you cut and fall trees

[@markwalker9591]

I watch them over and over again

[@davidthompson4260]

Good to see you back at it Keep safe out there

[@dustinconlyn320]

That was facking cool!! Good work!! Watch those falling limbs! Holy! I thought that domino tree falling was illegal! But I guess that’s just pusher trees? Thanks for that. Awesome video and learning lots. Thanks! Be safe out their! Old growth might have a old Sasquatch hanging around! Lol. I guess you really have to watch after you fall a tree and you walk down it that any branches from other trees don’t come down after that might have dislodged from the falling tree! Cool thanks for sharing your videos.

[@BjarneButler]

Yup widow makers are a real threat. There’s a thousand ways to get hurt and only one way to make money

[@gsxrdoug7521]

Not sure if possible or if you have thought about it, but having a mic would help us hear the chats you have that are away from the camera and we can't hear you. I realize every time you click your ear muffs down I have to lower the volume but then I have to adjust so I can hear what you're saying. Still enjoying your falling SKILLS, amazing. Be safe.

[@Bo88y22]

Good to see you, will watch the video later

[@richardfrisbie6069]

That is some beautiful timber, just the right size.

[@whotknots]

G'day from Australia Bjarne. I believe the mycelium or root network for many species of fungi can have quite extensive hypha or individual roots. So far as I know the largest known homogenous organism in the world is comprised of the mycelium for a single fungal growth that extends for remarkable distances through the soil of a forest somewhere in the United States. I wonder if the presence of fungi on the very wet dead trees you felled could have contributed to the exceptional level of water retention in the wood because of it's/their mycelium network/s? I noticed that the texture of the wood on at least one of the fungus infested dead trees was like wet sponge cake partway up when it hit the ground and disintegrated. It was fascinating to see the sheer quantity of water pouring off the bar and from cuts you made as well as spraying off the chain and it is hard to imagine how bad the smell was.

[@gsxrdoug7521]

Just a thought! You could go over what equipment you take into the field, just a short 10-15 min video. Seems like that axe has been around awhile.

[@michaeldeangelo5599]

Mad skills! Stay safe my friend

[@jamesmonroe3265]

Awesome job bro, 👍

[@leonardryan8723]

A lot off water in that dead head , flying off your bar in the fresh BC air . Good job opening the side off mtns . Think SAFETY around them dead head buddy . SAFETY FIRST keep up good work , BE KIND .

[@aa999xyz]

are you around when they pull the logs out? Would like to see that set up and rigging the trees to be pulled out? Even a time-lapse would be fine. Thanks for the great video

[@BjarneButler]

No I’m not around for that but a lot of people have asked about it so I’ll have make an effort to film some of it next time I’m on a heli job

[@aa999xyz]

@@BjarneButler thanks have a great day

[@donaldmendes184]

Working on steep train is lots hard work and dangerous stuff, plus weather element's, Rattlesnake, Bears 🐻, Mosquito, lots rich and low paying work. And long hours.

[@nwcanuck5069]

He could hear your saw but wants to check in...thats the guy u want as a partner!!!

[@jamesburke5709]

How many feet of timber are you required to have ready for them on an average day and hell yeah git r done out there too watching you work brings back a bunch of good ol memories of me and my ol bossman here too now but only problem is he had a massive heart attack and fell dead before he hit the floor of his house too have a great day now and always always keep your head up too

[@BjarneButler]

We get paid on a day rate not by volume.

[@ryanslogging7069]

nice looking block of wood on that site

[@tracycastleberry9040]

Love your vids. Curiosity is killing me why not start on one end and work your way across the area you are cutting in instead of jumping around?

[@gordross2330]

When you hit a million subs you just hire a camera man....for now keep safe and have fun

[@mentalsid3701]

I'd be that man !!!

[@dirtyfir]

Nice footage Bjarne thanks for sharing. Folks here in Washington call that “piss fir” in part because of the smell. Maybe some do up your way as well. Keep tippin em over bud

[@MaryBridenstine-f2k]

Do you all clean up the bad stuff to I live in Coleman Texas USA

[@markwalker9591]

Great Video, need a lot more

[@georgeshipps6415]

Do you know of any channels where they remove the lumber you cut down and also wear that lumber gets mailed I'd like to see what happens to that lumber after those logs explode and see how they're milled if you could help out I would appreciate it very much thank you PS especially those giant hollow cedars I see you cut down that explode I would really love to see how that is milled

[@BjarneButler]

Sorry don’t know of any channels that show the next phase of logging. A KZbin search will show some stuff but for newer stuff search Instagram

[@riddick46]

There's a show on Netflix right now called Big Timber. It follows a guy who owns a logging operation and a saw mill on Vancouver Island. It's a little dramatized but it does a decent job of showing the process from standing tree to milled lumber

[@snowhobbit22]

I found your channel today and have already watched 3 of your videos while doing end of year paperwork. Love the sound of chainsaws going in the background! One question I have is what is the advantage of falling both trees at once ie. 28:30 of this video? does the one tree cushion the fall of the other preventing splitting? In a couple of your other videos it was for safety but but this time it did not look that way. Thanks in advance

[@allanpmba]

at 49:00 that tree looked like you could easily wrap your arms around it, and then he stands next to it........wow impressive and so dangerous

[@djdeaf13]

Good to see some 1080p ^^

[@U_Kamrc]

What about some video on maintenance (cleaning, sharpening, ...)?

[@BjarneButler]

I’ll make a vid on that

[@0FlightlessBird0]

What’s your take on the protests out at fairy creek?

[@bigboi6578]

another great video

[@delanos53]

Much better than the TV show Axmen lol. Watched one season and got tired of all the Jerks on the show. Lol. Be safe.

[@BjarneButler]

Ya that show is something else

[@wilfredodelgadomorales30]

What do you do with all that wood?

[@patpratt2872]

Why do you leave the stumps so high? Does someone come along and take out the stumps?

[@gerrycoleman7290]

I prefer the way you do your cuts. I have seen others make the angled cut of the undercut on the upper portion of the wedge. Are there reasons for the difference? Or is it personal preference?

[@AaronTheViking250]

I found It was a mix between both cause their times where fallers will have to adjust their cuts depths or do a method that might not be your standard type in order to get it to go where u steered it.

[@markfarlow4571]

Are these areas replanted?

[@NewMoahk]

The nasty water was a treat!

[@sanansasa3902]

God job

[@24cupsandcounting]

Another great video. I am curious, how much does that saw weigh full of gas and oil? It looks heavy and I assume that after a day's work your upper back is aching.

[@BjarneButler]

Just guessing but 20-25

[@pauldunn3264]

How do you know which trees to cut down?

[@BjarneButler]

We have to cut everything in the ribboned boundary

[@Vitamindsc]

That's the kind of reindeer that ran over Grandma

[@stephanmackie5281]

My favorite faller on YT. What bar length are you running there?

[@BjarneButler]

Thanks. I use 36” and 28” for smaller wood

[@Jona_Villa]

Is there any Douglas fir in this block? Or only Hemlock?

[@BjarneButler]

Yup but not many big ones

[@Jona_Villa]

@@BjarneButler thanks

[@CSkwirl]

Back to using the 390/395, didn't like the 572xp?

[@BjarneButler]

390 is generally for big wood and 572 for smaller wood. I’ll run the 572 in big cedar only not other species, cedar is soft so it cuts easier

[@CSkwirl]

@@BjarneButler Makes sense, im in Australia so got nothing like that. I like the sound of the 390 much better, 572 and other new saws are very screamy sounding. I just have a 372

[@donaldmendes184]

How much fuel do use in days work ?? 😊

[@BjarneButler]

Using a ported 390 in big wood with lots of bucking I would use a whole 10liter of fuel

[@mentalsid3701]

Itnever gets old watchin you cut! awsome!!!

[@alexpearson6197]

Good videos this is what I wanna do cut some trees

[@keithphaneuf9146]

Where is that HOT ROD PORTED saw you had talked about ?

[@BjarneButler]

The 572? My 390 still cuts faster, although I could’ve used the 572 in this block I was led to believe there would be larger wood and more of it. And I had a long hike down from the road so wasn’t gunna pack that 390 all the way back up. My plan was to use the 390 until I got to the bastard growth then switch to 572. But I only put in a couple days there then I had to finish the shift on opening a new road over the top of the hill

[@keithphaneuf9146]

@@BjarneButler I am not sure which saw you had mentioned that you wanted to get souped up .....

[@Tony.795]

@@keithphaneuf9146 The 390 is clearly ported as well.

[@donaldmendes184]

What is white wood mostly used for.

[@BjarneButler]

Dunno

[@jamesdunn8893]

I have never seen trees that big what kind of timber is that?

[@BjarneButler]

Hemlock and fir mostly with the odd cedar and balsam

[@jamesdunn8893]

@@BjarneButler wow OK great to see you pal

[@valtra7878]

👍👍👍

[@edwardrivas8958]

What do you use to wrap you handle?

[@ssfaller2325]

What is that you got on your wrap handle?

[@BjarneButler]

Neoprene from a wetsuit and hockey stick tape

[@nayster0814]

Hey bjarne what type of nail do you use in the end of your tape???

[@neild7971]

They have a little sprung hook on the popular brands?

[@nayster0814]

@@neild7971 I have a gold Spencer's tape that I had to put a draft horseshoe nail on the end of it

[@TreeGliz]

what boots are those?

[@kylejones5923]

how did you become a faller ? its a very dangerous job you just don't jump in. did you apprentice ? what steps did you do ? thanks

[@BjarneButler]

My dad and uncles were fallers. Now we have a training course and a certification process to become a faller

[@AaronTheViking250]

@@BjarneButler I'm a self taught non certified faller but I don't do production falling like this anymore either. But I wish i would've gotten certified when I first got induced to it tho big time.

[@allanpmba]

what was that leaking out of the tree?

[@BjarneButler]

Just stained water

[@arborist460]

Show us some growth rings on that stuff…

[@BjarneButler]

Ok next time I film again, we’re shut down for heat right now

[@arborist460]

@@BjarneButler thanks man stay cool

[@davekenna2796]

How come we don’t see you doing any bucking or is straight dump

[@BjarneButler]

Because it’s quite boring. Most logs don’t move much when they’re bucked. Dumping is only done on certain situations. Like the high side of the road or near the back line on a Yarder block

[@davekenna2796]

I fell for 25+ years myself mostly on the qc

[@lilaboys4257]

What’s the wedge banger you use?

[@BjarneButler]

3.5lb 28” handle

[@smokewalker6885]

Surprised your not fire fighting.

[@BjarneButler]

Probably will be soon. Just got shut down for heat

[@arborist460]

I’ve got a modded 394 That’d would sound good in that stand…

[@lozanyamolky127]

#WorthMoreStanding 😔 #WorthMoreAlive 😢

[@lindsay7969]

Smoking big wood,every nice.

[@seanarbor3759]

Eeeup 1st 👍

[@seanarbor3759]

I did enjoy the back baring on the snag, spraying all that stinky juice away from you🤣

[@timaustin110]

Get gopro mount it you helmet get more done

[@bneaclab1]

Wont be nice and cool in there for long.

[@eddyarundale1566]

👋

[@BjarneButler]

👋

[@markwalker9591]

At least u r not to showing me how to split wood

[@eriknelson6529]

That's great Mark 👍

[@dennisthemenace57]

Yep, had enough of that lol

[@jusike633]

why no bird mouth? weight ?

[@BjarneButler]

What do you mean by “bird mouth”?

[@jusike633]

the first cut you make to have tree fall where you want. you fell 2 or 3 trees with bird mouth then just one cut straight across on the rest. no bird mouth. was not trying to upset you. you did some great cuts on this video.

[@neild7971]

Pretty sure he had a ‘bird mouth’ notch/undercut followed by a backcut. leaving a hinge/holding wood, on all these. Maybe just not seen from the camera angle?

[@jusike633]

@@neild7971 maybe so

[@kimoconnor495]

Wow you make that look to easy,how do you know when it's about to fall ?it's like you see or hear it ? Awesome video

[@dougfisher4944]

His saw has a light on it and it’ll start blinking when it’s starts to go

[@dennisthemenace57]

@doug fisher, I always wondered what that red light on 066s was for

[@BjarneButler]

Lol

[@neild7971]

The top of the tree shows movement early on before you could see it down low, but perhaps Doug is right too 😄

[@woodcutter4481]

Do you Gopro/phone?

[@BjarneButler]

Ya I have done some GoPro filming but it’s a pain to transfer to my phone for editing. There’s probably an easy way to do it but I suck at computer stuff

[@woodcutter4481]

@@BjarneButler I agree. I've experienced the same issues. Gopro has its place but cell phones much easier. Islands , helicopters , rough terrain , huge tree's , big west coast saws , awesome ! Thanks for sharing your extreme , hard and dangerous job with us. Stay safe!

[@stevenroth5424]

I do not understand what sense it makes to cut this old growth. We are running out of healthy genetics to have more of these trees in the future. I geuss its just your job, not shure how you can do this still. Your a awesome skilled seasoned timber faller geuss your family needs a paycheck.

[@neild7971]

Regulating old growth logging cannot be up to fallers or even logging companies, it has to come from policy changes, as I see it.

[@dinahermann]

Unfortunately the “regulators” won’t do anything until the people doing the work decide there is no need for this snd there is better work to be done in forestry. Value added managing currently logged forests. Etc…

[@BjarneButler]

Yup

[@AaronTheViking250]

I'm a ex production faller myself and I have always said it myself don't take it out on the ppl doing the job. Get mad at the ppl making the decisions and calls for the old growth to be logged meaning our lovely government they are the one's the public need to be voicing it out on. Not the fallers because they have nothing to do with the pro's an cons the rights and the wrongs of the industry the are only their doing what they ordered to go an do simple as that.

[@edwinhsingmaster9135]

Enjoy your expertise. Audio was poor when you used a nail in the stump, and went back and ruffed up the butt after another inspection. What were you doing?.

[@johnboudreau9017]

The last 3% of old growth, the most valuable ecosystems. It took thousands of years for those pearls to grow - gone in a day... Stop logging old growth!

[@BjarneButler]

Boooo

[@johnnewman7954]

Stop cutting old trees

[@jeffreyshumate370]

With all the global warming controversy why post videos cutting trees down?

[@BjarneButler]

Because this is what I do for a living

[@magicthewoodchopper4209]

The only thing I'm not impressed by this video is that your in old growth. Cause I'm toldly 100% against it meaning old growth logging but i do understand its not alway's able to avoid being done. But imo it's just not a cool thing to do anymore unless its compromised and dead already then its about the safety of other's.

[@davekenna2796]

That mean your a tree hugger

[@mrspart5548]

@@davekenna2796 dumbass, just because someone is anti-old growth logging doesn't mean they're anti logging or a tree hugger. I think cutting down old growth is a disgusting thing when we have plenty of second or third growth forest ready to be cut. cut down the last of the old growth left and then what? nobody gets to enjoy it and there wont be any left to log either because we will have cut it all down. as we have already cut down most of it. Even my dad with his logging trucks is anti old growth logging.

[@nathankelly7259]

MrSpart55 I agree with you on that 👍🏼

[@elonmust7470]

@@mrspart5548 Trees, like everything else thats living, DIE. Harvesting old growth vs letting it fall over & turn into dirt. SO SAD...... Gimme a break loser.

[@mrspart5548]

@@elonmust7470 yeah because these trees are just going to all die in our life time even though some of them have been here since before the bible was written. your logic is flawed. pretty sad. give me a break loser