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The pit-saw was a system used in colonial America and Canada, and in many other countries, to make planks from tree trunks. A pit about 6 feet deep was dug, and the logs to be cut were trestled over it, Two men would use a huge saw about 8-10 feet long and over a foot wide, large teeth were in groups of 3-4 and were angled to cut fast and remove waste each sweep. One man operated the saw in the pit, with one on top. It worked well and much use was made of these saw-pits.
I've actually seen this in operation at Logging shows around the Pacific Northwest and two strong loggers can make short work of trunks with this system !
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Who are sawyers?
Sawyers are people who saw wood.They most commonly use what is called a pit saw and work with the wood in a saw pit using a trestle to hold the wood while it is sawed.
Explain how a pit saw works?
TO operate a pit saw two (2) sawyers are needed. They work as a team. A tree trunk is mounted on trestles and is sawed by the team. One (1) man stands on top of the log, and the other stands in the pit below.
Sawyer is an occupational term for what type or worker?
A sawyer is an occupational term for a worker who saws wood, usually with a pit saw. Sawyers tend to work in saw pits or a saw mill. It is also an occupational surname in England.
What did reuben do when he did not see Joseph in the pit?
When euben saw that Joseph was not in the pit , he tore his clothes and beat his chest.
How old is Pit?
17 around princess peach's age go to icaruspedia and type pit and it says he is in his 13 years sorry if you saw the mistake on top lol
What techniques were used in the film Snake Pit 1948?
a bad technique (never saw movie)
Is black beauty forced to work in the pit?
No,she is not.
How many people work at big pit?
1399
Is saw the seeing and saw the tool for work spelled differently?
No, they are both spelled 'saw'
How does bell pit work?
by pressing a button on the side and it will go dong
How do you reset pit maintenance light for oil change in the navigation display on 2004 infiniti g35?
i tryed on my car it does not work pit light still on
Does James Helton work on Jeff Gordon's NASCAR pit crew?
There was nobody named James Helton on Jeff Gordon's 2010 pit crew.
