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Friday, April 22, 1994 - North Shore News - 19

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‘ Graphic Dorathy Foster -

‘SOME OF the woodcutter’s basic tools: the crosscut saw and a
faller’s axe, are on display at the North Vancouver Museum. —

“IT 1S NOT possible to con-

facts from the carly days ef log-

template the history of.the.,. ging are also on display.

North Shore without. consid:
‘ering the vital and prominent
“tole played -by the lumber
~ industry in its development.
_. NORTH SHORE
0 MERITAGE
“1” By Dorethy Foster
dn fact, how many know that
“Vancouver's port began operations
(in Moodyville, a small community
~ on our North Shore? 7
“In 1864, 20° years. before,
:, Vancouver Cily began, the first
‘shipment’ ‘of lumber — left
“ Moodyville hound for Australias:

« For a-glimpse into the history’

of the logging industry be sure to
 Misit,. the North | Vancouver,

Museum's exhibit Logs oto
~~ Lumber. Men, Muscles and
0. ‘Machines. ;

* From hand-logging,, to steam
-and diesel engines, this display
«looks at the evolution of equip-

‘ment used in harvesting and pro-
' cessing logs. Same unusual arti-

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Some of the woodculter’s basic
luols are on display there. Included
ave the crosscut saw, or Swedish
fiddle, which has rakers between
every four cutting teeth to pull out
the sawdust; the double-bitted
west coast faller’s axe; and a
peavey, invented in New England
by' blacksmith J. Peavey in 1860 or

“$870, — :

The peavey could pry logs apart
and/or roll them using a hook.

The shoes ‘on display include

, horseshoes, oxen shoes, and the

logger’s hobnai) boots, all used to
safely help trom slipping on the

damp forest floor and wet slippery
logs. ; ;
“The Jogger’s boots are sitting
on a spring board that the logger
used to jam into the tree trunk to
stand on while they felled trees.

Next to the boots is an early

Hornet model chainsaw.

The North Vancouver Museum
is located in Presentation House at
209 West 4th St. The museum is
open from noon to 5 pam...
Wednesday to Sunday. :

:.For information call the North
“Vancouver Museum at 987-5618.

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