For every man who has ever conjured up a picture of himself
felling trees in a roar of chainsaw noise and power, The
Backyard Lumberjack is an account of dreams fulfilled.
Father and son lumberjacks Stephen and Frank Philbrick have
enjoyed the thrilling destruction of felling, bucking, and
splitting timber for hundreds of cords of firewood. Together
they bring practical instruction and first-hand advice to
every man with a chainsaw.
Before there can be any
felling of trees or satisfying shouting of Timber!, every
potential lumberjack must choose the proper saw. The
Philbricks offer buying advice based on the quantity of wood
to be cut and the amount of time to be spent on the job.
Diagrams of chainsaw parts, functions, and maintenance
requirements; tables and charts of saw specifications and
firewood volume; and personal cautionary tales of on-the-job
injuries arm potential lumberjacks with the necessary tools
to make informed choices.
Chainsaw in hand, father
and son move on to detailed instructions on managing a
woodlot, felling and bucking, splitting and stacking, and
even include fun facts on burning. For every lumberjack
chore they offer advice on equipment (chaps, helmets,
felling wedges, hatchets, mauls, peeves), careful procedural
instruction, safety and efficiency strategies, and always
their humorous anecdotes and tales of tree
adventure.
For the rural lumberjack with acres of
woodland, the suburban guy with a cord of wood to split and
stack for the fireplace, or the urban guy who just likes to
think about chainsaws, The Backyard Lumberjack is as
much an engaging read on the legends and experiences of
lumberjacking as a practical reference guide.
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