From the archive · Timber

From trunk to timber

There is a lot of sawdust in these pictures. Underneath it, a log is becoming something with a flat face and straight edges. This selection from the working archive follows the milling setup, with a closer look at the work happening around the saw.

By Anchor Point Tree Services & Gardens

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Chainsaw milling, with the guide frame above the timber.

Getting a different shape out of a log

The guide frame is one of the first things you notice. It sits over the timber, with the chainsaw below it. In the wider photograph, there are more logs in the background and a generous covering of sawdust underfoot.

The close-ups bring you nearer to the cut: hands on the frame, the saw at work and a freshly exposed surface. They make a good companion to the climbing photographs elsewhere in the archive. Here, the attention is down at ground level.

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Hands on the guide frame during the work.

A few details worth looking at

The long view shows the whole setup. The tighter frames pick out the timber and the equipment, while the portrait catches the work in progress. Each gives you something different to look at.

We will add the story of this particular timber when Zak has filled in the details. For now, these photographs give this part of his working archive a page of its own.

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