" TREETOP DAREDEVILS " 1950s LUMBERJACK & LUMBER INDUSTRY FILM 55174
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The Monty Python song "I'm a lumberjack..." might have been inspired by this wonderful film from 1953 "Treetop Daredevils", shot in the Pacific Northwest. Despite the mocking commentary it provides insight into a lost era in American logging. This short film that shows lumberjacks and axemen working in an era before power tools were brought to bear on the forest, and almost everything was done by muscle. In addition to showing the cutting down of old growth forest logs and their floating down the river, the film includes a lengthy segment showing lumberjack games and sports, including climbing a tree and taking the top off, tree climbing races, log hurtling, throwing axes, shaving with an axe, etc. Despite the mocking commentary, it provides insight into a lost era in American logging.
Film opens, opening credits, title page (0:06). Scenic nature shots around Pacific Northwest: Snow-covered mountain peaks lined with pine trees (0:18). POV from within pine forest, camera pans upwards to emphasize sheer height of trees (0:32). Nature shots continue: Waterfall, moose walking through tall grass, beaver swims in river, man proudly holds up large fish he caught in stream, salmon jump out of white water, mother bear and cubs (0:43). Lumbermen scale large pines, manually saw off branches and trunks from top of trees (1:45). Dramatic scene as lumberman hangs on tightly to tree as it sways, saws also swing from man’s body (2:08). Close-up chest of shirtless lumberjack, emphasizing sheer strength of men (2:20). Example of men using two-bladed axe and two-man saw (2:32). Men quickly flee the scene as large trunk comes flying down, spot yells “timber!” (2:43). Log driving/ Spring timber ride: Logs plunge downstream in whitewater of river to timber mill, lumberjacks stand on either side of river bank helping guide logs along and prevent “log jam” (3:02). Men in small row boat fight white water of river to help guide logs along, intervene on big jams (4:05). For extra tough jam, men tie dynamite together, shots of dramatic explosions (4:16). Various views of raging forest fires, lumberjacks rush into heart of forest to try and contain the blaze (4:41). Lumberjack shaves fellow lumberjack’s beard using blade of axe (5:15). “Lumberjack Olympics:” Lumberjack games and sports (5:29) including wood chopping competition (5:39), speed cutting wood log (5:51), logrolling (6:22), climbing a tree and taking the top off (7:16), axe throwing (8:12). Closing montage scenic nature shots (8:40). Closing credits (8:45). Film ends (8:47).
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I have photos of my grandfather a Swedish immigrant felling Redwoods in The late 40’s and 50’s by ax and bandsaw. I am a climber today and can’t fathom how much it took to remove a tree that size without chainsaws. Much respect
Awesome show better than anything on TV in 2021
Those were HARD times... hats off to the lumberjacks of that era.
Ruben,
I don't think these people on here realize back at that time everything was hard ? Even doing the laundry was hard work back then . No Rural electricity ( not many electric home appliances for city people ), no AC, no refrigerators, house insulation was poor and in most cases none.
People born after the 50's I don't think can even comprehend what , life was like back then or even using a outhouse in the winter.
Guy falls a good 60’-70’ “can’t hurt that guy he’s a lumberjack!!”
Medical assistants consist of a pat on the back and a non-filter cigarette 🚬
The way they spiked down that tree was amazing I climb trees for a living and I have never seen anyone come down half that speed that takes some serious balls.
My grandpa was an old school lumberjack. Dad told me he was freakishly strong. When he and he brothers got into trouble, my dad told me about how grandpa would grab them by the back of their necks and what an irongrip it felt like. He didn't use any fancy machines or chainsaw. It was all axes and hand saws. Sadly, gramps passed away from prostate cancer. He refused to get a prostate exam, choosing death over having another man finger his butt hole. My granddaddy was a man amongst men.
So maybe find a woman doctor?
@@togo13master haha seriously
@@togo13master or maybe he wasn't into butt stuff.
now that was bloody manly
@@togo13master I know what he means. Alot of them old school guys weren't as open minded about that kind of stuff.
My father, born in 1919 was magnificent, these men and women are magnificent. What happened to us?
Internet and social media happened. That's what.
higher levels of sugar intake
I totally agree!
We dont make things in America anymore.
I’m in NW. Doug Fir was renewable. Until Spotted Owl stopped logging. Mills closed, never came back. Mobile mills created, limited to small diameter. Raw material goes to china. Turns out habitat wasn’t killing spotted owl. Invasive species , barred owl was eating them.
2:09 the sight of that saw swinging about **shivers**
Braver men than I'll ever be, that's for damn sure.
This video is from an age when men were men and women were more manly than most men today, and that is not a slam on women
They were more feminine than todays women and more manly than todays men at the same time if that makes sense.
Hippy(Bboomer) Hey now, I work as a chokerman logging out Vancouver B.C. for modulog, love my earrings.
Hippy(Bboomer) Based out of Woss, actually :)
Jericho you just proved his point lol
To be womanly is to be strong, but unfortunately, a lot of today's women are weak.
There are still axe and saw contest today. I grew up watching it, and it's nice to have seen their roots.
I'm grateful for the labor our ancestors put in for us. These were long days for a great cause. That lumber is likely still supporting the roofs of thousands of homes.
I'm grateful that you don't have to put yourself in harm's way to earn a living these days.
It is still a dangerous game but in the vast majority of cases, decent safety measures have minimised but not eliminated the risk.
I took a few swings at a tree with a proper woodsman axe years ago- I leant something very important that day...I ain’t no woodsman. These guys must’ve been super fit and monster strong💪
These men are WELL RESPECTED!!! They are BADASS DUDES!! TOUGH AS THEY COME!!!👏👏👏👍👍☝️
Imagine having to fight one of those men
I'd rather fight Hafthor Björnson.
I'm running. My grandpa was a tough old man like these guys. He had superhuman strength even into his 70's.
If that's the case they could start a new competition lumberjacks chasing girly men from the 2020s LOL
“Kalispell hop!!”
Real men the good old days before health and safety as a tree man I'd like to have been there and have a go
Yeah dude, nobody wants to be healthy or safe. Great point.
but accordings to the oprah
being a stay at home mumz
is da tuffest job yo....
DimensionZombie I wouldn't day so but emotionally it can be. As a man both me and my wife work full time opposite shifts while the other 8 hours we each watch our 6 month old. It can be straining to be cooped up in the winter with a baby.
DimensionZombie, if you had to choose between staying at home and looking after a bunch of kids, or being a tree man, which would you pick? I rest my (and Oprah’s) case.
DimensionZombie 👌
My grandpa was a lumberjack and chopped the tops off of tall trees so they wouldn’t split when they hit the ground. He was the toughest man that I ever knew. A big bully would jump on horses when people road into town. He made the biggest mistake when he jumped on my grandpa’s horse. My grandpa pulled his three inch blade from his pocket and was stabbing the bully behind him without looking where he was stabbing. He was a powerful man and the bully died from his stab wounds. The court dismissed the case because the bully was hated in that town. He was an insane nut who bullied everyone he could bully in that town. A sad thing to do to anyone anywhere, he definitely didn’t want to kill him just wanted him to get off of his horse.
I've worked in some rough blue collar career fields, but geez this shit is CRAZY. Their entire day was one massive OSHA violation
OSHA smosha, all they are is the job site fun police. If you’re going to do things the dumb and dangerous way then you should at least have enough common sense to be smart about it, if you’re gunna cut corners and do dangerous shit for expediency and efficiency’s sake then don’t be a TOTAL dumbass. Kinda counter intuitive but if you’re gunna do dangerous shit then at least be safe about it.
Wanted to be a lumberjack as a kid.
You still Can.
Originally released in 1953 as a "home movie" offering by Castle Films (in all formats, silent and sound versions), it was featured in their catalogs through 1958.
I am a lumberjack . Just smaller trees here 4 feet across the stump is big here. Most stuff is under 2 feet. Great movie.
Those guys are amazing!
There's still logger competitions here in Mendocino County, but the climbers wear a safety harness now. I guess the old timers just shrugged off a pesky spinal injury back then.
the ending is great, endless fun
My grandpa jac was as far as I know the last man to use a wooden tree and a donkey in the frazer valley bc Canada he logged for interfor hope division
One side of a High Climber's ax was used for chopping limbs, the other side for chopping out the upper half of the undercut...
good historic footage
You can't hurt a lumber man
Red Yumi niggah did you see him drop he's dead lumber that's for Shure .
Well he is standing upright afterwards
Samuel Lindström there's like 3 guys holding him up lmao
The420 Executioner holding him up? Theyre just trying to see if he's safe. Theyre not holding him up
We have to say lumber person today, Red Yumi.
A great friend was just killed in a tree felling accident. Rest In Peace Eugene Grimes .West Point,California Miwuk tribe.
Imagine being one of those guys standing by that log with guy chucking that huge ax
Now there's beautiful gated communities as far as the eyes can see.
7:50 "Can't hurt that fellow. He's a lumber man!" *just fell down a 100 m high pole
Hard work
My grandpa worked for a lumber mill and several times had to climb the big trees and top the off. I'm making a video about him and was wondering if I could take a few clips from this movie to add to mine. Your movie shows exactly what it was like for him.
Sorry but this channel doesn’t own these they just restore them and post them here
3:55 funny af lumberjack bro fell into the stream lol
Glory to God! His creations and power are awe inspiring!
When they were done with the day, they all got together at a theater and talked about their feelings
There isnt many men like that anymore
Reilly Thomson
we,re still around...
there's still some of us but most ain't work that hard anymore even the loggers of today they work extremely hard but not like this
Baxter James,
Legend in his own mind !
Dreamer on a key board.
I know some, they're not extinct yet.
We are Few, but we still Exist. Visit
Get the sledge and wedge boy,we got some splittin to do.
what a great era !
3:55 that dude in the water tho lol
No gym for these dudes!
2:28 Damn, that due is all lats!
I was a tree man, there is another logging documentary on the east coast stump to ship check it out
Barry Thacker Amazing film. Good ol' Down Easterners
Barry Thacker thx for the hint! Im a ground man for an arborist but want to become a Lumberjack💪👍
Back then when men were men, and not metrosexual hipsters.
Few of those guys are skinny enough to be metrosexual even though they may wear cuffed denim, work boots, flannel and a Fedora.
Lol
liuton2005 True-and they knew bathroom to use.😜
Yes, swing a Axe get Life.
back when men were men and sheep were scared..lol
What does a wood chopper do on his day off? Chop wood of course
"and as all old-timers know, Nudity Loves Company!"
Ugh the comments are just ridiculous. Guys, if you think this is a goal, what is keeping you from achieving it? Go on, be lumber men, real men, tough men.
3:50-"I'm Popeye the Lumberman!" How that was not a MST3K riff beats the TIMBER! out of me!
These were my people
My grandfather
My great frandfather
His father, and his, all did this work at one point
Now its dying, along with our culture.
Karma. Kill unjust and shall be killed justly slowly.
the throw at 8:22 has the axe spinning clockwise, but before it hits the target it's spinning counter-clockwise. Even 65 years ago they were "editing" clips, not much as changed in 60 years.
Click Clack Bang, you have to be a lumberjack to be able to make the ax reverse rotation in midair, very few lumberjill's can do it!
it was recorded from a camera on the other side
Must be hard climbing those trees with a sack the size of a 1970s bowling champions ball bag…
The wife would always let us leave the house with our stomachs full and balls empty.
Good ol paul bunyan n his blue ox
The two man saw, something to look back into what our ancestors did and how our ancestors did it
We call them "Misery whips''. Get the wrong guy on the other end and it's much worse.
really wish I was there
Maybe you were. :0
excellent upload
LOL im sure OSHA loves this movie
do they has safespaces????
Whiskey
all spaces are safe when you have a razor sharp axe
He has a double bit axe and enough muscle to scare bruce lee. Hes standing in his safe space
A finer time....
*Note; rivers were used as Log Trucks back then. Felled trees had to be within reach of significant creek drainage system to flush out to the holding or sort ponds.
Trees up slope weren’t cut until logging mechanization caught up.
Not only were they strong, but they had to have the stamina to keep it up for 10-12 hour days.
If you didn't catch it from the film, you can see down in the comments, it should say 1930's , not 1950.
Hippy ,
what are you smoking ? :-)
Hippy(Bboomer)
So you were a lumber jack in the 1930's ?
Keep on inhaling :-)
Such rosy color glasses and earphones.
This "wonderful film from the 1930's" has a trademark of 1953.
We will fix that!
The film is obviously from before the 1950s. The music is wrong; everybody is driving Model Ts; there are zero chainsaws in use. Also, by 1950, you mostly got logs to the mill via trucks, not spring floods.
bcubed72
Chainsaws were invented in the mid 40s.
Some of this looks likely was shot in the Deming Washington area perhaps? It looked a lot like the Deming log show that I went to about 30 years ago.
when men were men... 😉
Dinner is served!
That's interesting that they were still felling with an ax and hand saw. Chainsaws were invented in the 20s.
Those saws were ridiculous priced and different from modern ones. By the 60s the modern handheld saw had completely taken over.
They might have been invented in the 20's but they weren't fully implemented and used widely until about the 50's, if I'm not mistaken.
Old time 🔝
3:53 Jackie Treehorn would be proud
At least the natural resource was used in America. Now raw lumber is shipped out, processed and shipped back.
Where have all the big trees gone
4 x 4ft logs in 54 seconds wow, you wood hard pressed to do that with a big chainsaw.
Why didn't they use cross cut saw to cut the top side of the notch when felling? seems easier than axe chopping
Prob to do with saw design to cut cross grain, not at an angle..
Nice
Good and hard days
@4:15 Looks like they cut away right before they collided with that dam.
When men were real men .hard a nails these guys
Before the invention of film and movie film, Michigan was and is the Lumber Capital. Michigan felled enough White Pine alone to the Moon and back, on board foot, not tree felled
Hippy(Bboomer) That may be but Vancouver Island ain't historical. Them dudes fell all their shit by machine. Hard work but not as labor intensive. Michigan's boom was before the use of steam and even then, we set the first records and while they were b beaten, they were the first
LOL... where's the guys from Syria talking about ancient Cedar?
These guys wouldn’t last a single day in a 2024 office job 😂
Man you would have to have your wits about you in the river with all those logs. Very dangerous
Wow, that is some hard work Man at 3:50 is only 30 years old xD
If anyone takes away anything from this video its that these dudes must of had gigantic nuts....I climb and the thing that stuck out most to me was the way they spiked back down the trees with no fks giving.
I own an axe.
Born to be a lumberjack ; forced to be a city kid
Hard ass dudes. I got tired watching them. It would take the average guy today a week and a half to what they could do in a day.
My grandfather was a mill worker amd a logger now i see why hes a hardass and my dad once i started working st a sawmill i became mean as hell not like my dad amd grandpa there tougher than steel i swear
opening text says 1953 MCMLIII
8:10 you never see them throw underhand. Based on his results maybe it’s a good idea.
I used to do both, all that mattered is that the leading edge hits the target.
So did (do) they actually yell “TIMBER!”
Occasionally
Most of this looks older than the 50s, maybe even as early as the 30s.
The Copyright is MCMLIII...
For this release by Castle. The film was originally shot in the 1930s.
@ 3:57 man goes under water and camera cuts away.
c1d2e just before the scen ends, you can see the guys head coming up from the water and he grabs the logs
7:51 that was brutal...
Yeah, most people would be in hospital nowadays with that fall, he landed probably the best way possible and had fallen before to know?
incredibly lucky
Mother nature filled the river with fish? Who exactly is mother nature?
Hippy(Bboomer) God gave to mankind the responsibility of taking care of the environment.
MADEEEEEIRAAAA! "Wood in portuguese", i thought they would scream Wooooood, Timber?
Yes American lumberjacks yell timber when felling trees
Many a child died during "Bring your kid to work" day
4:57 "Irreplaceable virgin lumber."
Nothing lasts forever...
Crops are renewable...,
@4:55 Oh the irony................ "millions of acres of irreplaceable virgin lumber."
Wasn’t much tree topping.
I'm so lonely.