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Lumberjacks at work, British Columbia, Canada, ~1920s (lemmy.world)

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[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

sad Lorax noises

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

For those wondering, the lumberjacks are the guys standing at the bottom of the tree. The guy at the top is the high climber who tops the tree and hangs the butt rigging.

Although these days everyone who harvests trees by hand tends to be called a lumberjack.