Forestry Memories

Felling trees for boat masts

A lovely photograph courtesy of Forestry Commission via Grant Macintosh and shows Davy Grant, Beauly, and Bruce Douglas, Glen Urquhart, with their felling equipment having felled a large Douglas fir at Portclair Forest which was planted in 1927. See large image.

The seventy four year old tree was specifically selected to be made into masts for a whale watching boat thought to be called Marguerite Explorer owned by Christopher Swan.

Note the two Stihl chain saws - what models? Below Bruce’s elbow is the wire rope and hook leading to the skidder out of shot about to haul the cut section to roadside.

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Groups: Forestry Areas, Forestry in Action, Ships, boats and sea transport, Tools, equipment and clothing

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