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A Two-handed Saw to Fell Trees
A Two-handed Saw to Fell Trees

Date: Before 1940
Creator:
Source: CDEM Fraser Companies, Limited Collection
Collaborator(s): Mr. Doris Hébert, Mr. Guy Bouchard

Description: Here are young loggers posing on a log in winter. In this picture, we can see a long saw with short vertical handles on both ends that is called a two-handed saw. Two men are needed to operate this saw.

Subject: New Brunswick, Logging, Foresters