I worked in the woods in Montana for 25 years. I watch these videos and realize just how much more skilled Bjarne is than I ever was on my best day. I would have died doing what he does in every video.
Well, location matters. Northern Wisconsin doesnt provide the views also we work in the deep snow and super cold. But there is nothing like the serenity of working in the woods.
if i was smarter in my twenties, i would've gotten certified and did it but had no clue then. Now im 33 and having to rethink my whole entire plan and pick a different path for work and career, which truthfully sucks and is not recommended.
@@austindenotter19 I started my career 47 years ago in the Boulder Junction/Minoqua Wi area, some winters involved a scoop shovel in order to shovel out the stumps before cutting.
A cup of coffee and a Bjarne Butler Video to start the day, And never disappointed, yet another awesome video. SINCE it's raining cats dogs... not headed out in the woods today, so maybe another video :) Thank you for building these and sharing your world :)
Thanks Bjarne. Oh, the memories. If I had a dollar for every toe in I've done, I could pay your next pay check. Many bluff drop offs. Three feet of skid on the hill, 60 lb. dog usually with me, scaling the skid to back seat and retrieving her under arm, included. The good ole days. :>)
@@SVOceanBird ... You bet. I've worked under some dandy pilots back when long lining out of standing trees was just a baby. Not so many rules either. :>) Some sketchy stuff was go'in on fer sure. Hook rides were a blast if you could trust the pilot not to tea bag you into the drink just for laughs. LOL
42:02 incredible flying skills! I watched that helicopter coming in and picking you guys up and taking off about ten times, I’m still blown away by his amazing skill. I’m not a pilot but that’s freaking amazing eh
Ya these pilots are top-notch. They gotta drop down in small holes to land on small heli-pads in all types of nasty weather conditions. Navigate through fog, rain, wind, snow around mountains and also long-line gear through the dense when needed too.
Been watching you for a couple years. Always great scenery. You have talked a couple times of these timber thieves. Can you explain. What do they do with the wood?
Hey there Bjarne, I Really like your morning and evening commute, I have been a commercial driver down here in the lower 48 for 31 year's and it's getting crazy, way too much traffic, I'm trying to get out of it, I had some Helicopter lessons back in early 2020, helicopters are a blast.....k
I had to look up what loggers mean when they say 'school mam'. So that's some jargon I've learned. There's a whole bunch here: ‘Macaroni,’ for example, referred to sawdust. A ‘hoot-nanny’ was a gadget used to hold a crosscut saw when a log is sawed from underneath. A schoolmarm is a somewhat uncouth nickname for a crotched log, while a ‘cookee’ is the camp cook’s helper. A ‘gandy dancer’ is a “pick-and-shovel man.” Many of the terms are technical in nature, referring to very specific equipment and techniques. Others, you’ll note, have become a part of American English parlance - like ‘haywire,’ and the age-old warning cry of ’Timberrrrrrrr!’
The Panoramic shot of you guys leaving on the chopper at the end was superb, what's the story with that heli pad, and what were the red planks? Cheers 'Bre-arne' or should I say cheers Bear...
That was another great vid sir. So that final shot, with the camera catching you and your partner getting into your commute home, must've just stayed out there till you came back the next morning??? I keep thinking how good your camera placement always is...With my shitferbrains id forget that I left a cam out there!!! Stay safe
Looks like those cedars bust up a bit when they hit the ground. Is there quite a bit of waste? Just curious. I’m a firewood guy cutting mostly fir and larch in the PNW. Thanks for the content. Helps get me through these snow days when I can’t make it up the mountain!
I understand the name thing. My name is Brevet. Interesting to see how things are done on the west coast compared to how we log hardwoods around the great lakes
Nope, you get “vetted” by the supervisor when you first start. Could be a day if your real bad or a week-ish if you production is quite acceptable. Of course it’s subjective but there are many factors involved when assessing a fallers production performance including safety procedures/performance and crew compatibility. Here’s a fun tidbit: all the craziest conspiracy theorists I’ve ever met had been old timer fallers
Hi Bjarne I have been on the fence about buying a 592 Husq you may can help me well you tell me about yours and how long have you have had yours its hard to give up my 395 Husq
What I like about the 592 is the on/off switch, hasn’t failed yet. They also fixed the inside dog problem of coming loose all the time. The 395 has an outside clutch, so nobody really uses them here on the coast. Also my 592 is modified so don’t really know how a stock saw performs
A “catface “ is a defect on the tree. Usually it starts by the bark being damaged, generally the high side, and the exposed wood rots as the tree tries to heal. Which can effect you options on where to put your undercut. A school-marm is a branch that grew “up” instead of out and turns into a second tree top
@@BjarneButler Well...'school-marm' is supposed to mean that that 'branch' is imitating the 'teachers' of the old west type days (possibly small school houses in the east too), where she (almost always a woman and many pronounced 'marm' instead of 'ma'am') would stand outside the school house with a bell of some type in her hand and ring it shaking her arm back and forth. So what one would see is a lady with her arm out from her side and bent up with her hand holding the 'bell'...thus 'school marm'.
cool ending but to mention all the so called majestic trees which should have been chopped years ago but are now rotten and wind hazards and low yeild!
@@vapinmoody3417 I just began watching this video so I don’t know the answer to your question but a while back I asked Bjarne how he pronounced his name Bjarne. I figured that there were some silent letters in it but I wasn’t really sure which ones, I’m glad I asked instead of assuming because I was wrong. He was kind enough to answer me. It’s pronounced “bee-are-knee” or “B - R - NEE” Edit: I just reached where he mentions the pronunciation of his first name at 28:09
@@vapinmoody3417 The pronunciation of Bjarne is 'Bre-arne' Bjarne is Danish, Bjarne means Bear. The timestamp when Bjarne discusses how to pronounce his name is @ 28:08
Your name is pronounced Bee-yarn.My grandad's name was Hjalmer Johnson pronounced Jalmer with silent "H", He and y grand mother were pure swede's. My grand mother cooked for the King and queen of Sweden before immi grating here.
Anyone else watch these videos and think if I had to do it all over again i would have pursued a felling career. Talk about an office with view
Only every single time
I worked in the woods in Montana for 25 years. I watch these videos and realize just how much more skilled Bjarne is than I ever was on my best day. I would have died doing what he does in every video.
Well, location matters. Northern Wisconsin doesnt provide the views also we work in the deep snow and super cold. But there is nothing like the serenity of working in the woods.
if i was smarter in my twenties, i would've gotten certified and did it but had no clue then.
Now im 33 and having to rethink my whole entire plan and pick a different path for work and career, which truthfully sucks and is not recommended.
@@austindenotter19 I started my career 47 years ago in the Boulder Junction/Minoqua Wi area, some winters involved a scoop shovel in order to shovel out the stumps before cutting.
Holy cats! Thats quite the tiny heli pad!
That’s what I was thinking too.
Toe in.
Good work Bjarne . I think you and Buckin' are about the best teachers for felling . :)
That big cedar near the end was one of your top 5 coolest creakers.
A cup of coffee and a Bjarne Butler Video to start the day, And never disappointed, yet another awesome video. SINCE it's raining cats dogs... not headed out in the woods today, so maybe another video :) Thank you for building these and sharing your world :)
Cool thanks for watching 🤙
Mr. B. AKA. THE TIP TICKLER we all lust to be in the cedar dust 😎
On my Danish side of my family, I had a great uncle who was named Bjarne.
He went by Barney after moving to Canada shortly after WW2.
Thanks for all the videos-good stuff. Stay clear of the bight.
wow ! The most powerful felling wedge today is now available for pre-order. 40% increased lifting power over other wedges.
Now that was a very basic helipad at the end! Great flying skills!
Thanks Bjarne. Oh, the memories. If I had a dollar for every toe in I've done, I could pay your next pay check. Many bluff drop offs. Three feet of skid on the hill, 60 lb. dog usually with me, scaling the skid to back seat and retrieving her under arm, included.
The good ole days. :>)
Always a hair raising experience…the pilots are amazing👍🚁
@@SVOceanBird ... You bet. I've worked under some dandy pilots back when long lining out of standing trees was just a baby. Not so many rules either. :>)
Some sketchy stuff was go'in on fer sure. Hook rides were a blast if you could trust the pilot not to tea bag you into the drink just for laughs. LOL
42:02 incredible flying skills! I watched that helicopter coming in and picking you guys up and taking off about ten times, I’m still blown away by his amazing skill. I’m not a pilot but that’s freaking amazing eh
Ya these pilots are top-notch. They gotta drop down in small holes to land on small heli-pads in all types of nasty weather conditions. Navigate through fog, rain, wind, snow around mountains and also long-line gear through the dense when needed too.
Great videography. The helicopter scene is amazing!
I don't know if you are aware that Bjarne is an old Nordic name, common in Norway and Denmark. Your name is a derivation of bear.
Bear Butler ....😀
35:35 That was impressive! Great audio Bjarne!!!
Morning Bjarne, the view of the hollow tree from a distance, you look so small standing next to that massive tree.
Can't think of one thing that's not dangerous about what I just watched. Sign me up.
Your videos make me want to pack in the UK and move to Canada 😂brilliant work 👏 respect to you.
Been watching you for a couple years. Always great scenery.
You have talked a couple times of these timber thieves. Can you explain. What do they do with the wood?
The mic did pic up cracking! That slow fall was cool!
Good morning Bjarne ! Another nice video , interesting falls that looked difficult to me. thanks
I think whom ever lays out the cut blocks when he finds the most snags says put Butler here 😁 I'm sure you fall a nice stem once and awhile .
What a beautiful serene location. Looks like a dinosaur might come walking into view at any moment
I say that every time I'm deep into woods. Out cropped rock, moss, monster trees. I can see it.
Hey there Bjarne, I Really like your morning and evening commute, I have been a commercial driver down here in the lower 48 for 31 year's and it's getting crazy, way too much traffic, I'm trying to get out of it, I had some Helicopter lessons back in early 2020, helicopters are a blast.....k
Great final shot Bjarne. I suppose you just let that camera run dead and picked it up in the morning.
Yup
@@BjarneButlerthought this may have been "big foot", county 😅
Whaou!!only two boards for the heli-pad..NICE!
BeknockingthemtreesdownBjarneButler!😊
Amazing trees and amazing cutting.
Thank you.
I had to look up what loggers mean when they say 'school mam'. So that's some jargon I've learned. There's a whole bunch here: ‘Macaroni,’ for example, referred to sawdust. A ‘hoot-nanny’ was a gadget used to hold a crosscut saw when a log is sawed from underneath. A schoolmarm is a somewhat uncouth nickname for a crotched log, while a ‘cookee’ is the camp cook’s helper. A ‘gandy dancer’ is a “pick-and-shovel man.” Many of the terms are technical in nature, referring to very specific equipment and techniques. Others, you’ll note, have become a part of American English parlance - like ‘haywire,’ and the age-old warning cry of ’Timberrrrrrrr!’
What do you do in your off season when snowed out of the woods ?
Awesome as always !
The Panoramic shot of you guys leaving on the chopper at the end was superb, what's the story with that heli pad, and what were the red planks?
Cheers 'Bre-arne' or should I say cheers Bear...
Awesome video as usual. That mic picks up a lot
thank god. I've always gotten it right so far, and im horrible with names.
That was another great vid sir.
So that final shot, with the camera catching you and your partner getting into your commute home, must've just stayed out there till you came back the next morning??? I keep thinking how good your camera placement always is...With my shitferbrains id forget that I left a cam out there!!! Stay safe
Bee-Jaay-Arrrrr-jann-eee. No sweat. Saying Bjarne is easy!!
lol
You're a good egg, Bjarne. @@BjarneButler
Looks like those cedars bust up a bit when they hit the ground. Is there quite a bit of waste? Just curious. I’m a firewood guy cutting mostly fir and larch in the PNW. Thanks for the content. Helps get me through these snow days when I can’t make it up the mountain!
I understand the name thing. My name is Brevet. Interesting to see how things are done on the west coast compared to how we log hardwoods around the great lakes
New saw ?
Is there alot of black bear in that country?
You need to invest in a drone Bjarne. Then you'll get the really epic shots of your work
She started to barber on ya there Bjarne
Bjarne you got the YELLOW GOLD I don’t any WHITE GOLD around you . 😊
Do you have a set amount of timber that you have to cut per day or is it per block?
Nope, you get “vetted” by the supervisor when you first start. Could be a day if your real bad or a week-ish if you production is quite acceptable. Of course it’s subjective but there are many factors involved when assessing a fallers production performance including safety procedures/performance and crew compatibility. Here’s a fun tidbit: all the craziest conspiracy theorists I’ve ever met had been old timer fallers
Folks there predominantly use Husky or is there a good mix between Husky and Stihl?
Always wondered about your name, Bjarne is common in Denmark, Sweden and Norway, so Scandinavian origin
Correct 🤙
Thanks Bjorne Butler Tacoma Washington 🧌
I’m fairly certain that helipad is just a leeeetl on the short side. But luckily for us viewers it’s still functional. Whew 😥
Aloha, Vortexs, Sasquatchs, Ghosts or Other Ma Earth Productions, have you any clear sightings?
I was close Barni
Had to carefully watch until 3/4 of the video to catch the pronunciation. Now we know. I had it wrong. Is it Swedish ?
So How do you say your name? I missed it
Bee-are-knee
Hope that helps 🤙
Hi Bjarne I have been on the fence about buying a 592 Husq you may can help me well you tell me about yours and how long have you have had yours its hard to give up my 395 Husq
What I like about the 592 is the on/off switch, hasn’t failed yet. They also fixed the inside dog problem of coming loose all the time. The 395 has an outside clutch, so nobody really uses them here on the coast. Also my 592 is modified so don’t really know how a stock saw performs
Thanks for the imfo@@BjarneButler
The camera have a sleepover on the hill Bjarne? 😂
Hi Bjarne. Whats the terminology that I hear you using on occasion, cat-face and what sounds like school-mom?
A “catface “ is a defect on the tree. Usually it starts by the bark being damaged, generally the high side, and the exposed wood rots as the tree tries to heal. Which can effect you options on where to put your undercut. A school-marm is a branch that grew “up” instead of out and turns into a second tree top
@@BjarneButler Well...'school-marm' is supposed to mean that that 'branch' is imitating the 'teachers' of the old west type days (possibly small school houses in the east too), where she (almost always a woman and many pronounced 'marm' instead of 'ma'am') would stand outside the school house with a bell of some type in her hand and ring it shaking her arm back and forth. So what one would see is a lady with her arm out from her side and bent up with her hand holding the 'bell'...thus 'school marm'.
Also like she has two legs ;-) a common name in scandinavia when the tree is grown with a split into two trunks.
Sheesh, that heli pad's minimalistic isn't it.
It's pink, so that helps 😉
Its hard to imagine guys "stealing" lumber with choppers and the like. If theyre gonna spend all that money, why not just do it on the level?
Cedar Salvage Heli Logging is a legit thing in the PNW🚁
Once your cedar blocks hit the road then they become very vulnerable to block thieves 👎
cool ending but to mention all the so called majestic trees which should have been chopped years ago but are now rotten and wind hazards and low yeild!
Lol I googled how to pronounce your name is
be yarn na 😅interesting name 😊
Is your dad still actively cutting?
👋🏻
Hi Eddy 👋
Have you ever rocked your axe thinking it was wood ?
Yup
I'VE WONDER HOW YOU SAY YOUR NAME FOR YEARS NOW THANKS FOR CLEARING THAT UP FOR A NOT VERY SMART AMERICAN
I missed where he told us how to say his name? What time stamp was it please?
28:10@@vapinmoody3417
28:10@@vapinmoody3417
@@vapinmoody3417
I just began watching this video so I don’t know the answer to your question but a while back I asked Bjarne how he pronounced his name Bjarne. I figured that there were some silent letters in it but I wasn’t really sure which ones, I’m glad I asked instead of assuming because I was wrong. He was kind enough to answer me. It’s pronounced “bee-are-knee”
or “B - R - NEE”
Edit: I just reached where he mentions the pronunciation of his first name at 28:09
@@vapinmoody3417 The pronunciation of Bjarne is 'Bre-arne'
Bjarne is Danish, Bjarne means Bear.
The timestamp when Bjarne discusses how to pronounce his name is @ 28:08
I'am Sri Lankan tree cutting man.You have old chainsaw machine
flip the bar over
My brothers name is Bjarne. Typical Norwegian name :)
@@SVOceanBird Erickson can be from the Norwegian Eriksen, or Sweden, Erikson. You have scandinavien blood in you ;) Take care :)
Yes my great grandpa.Came from Norway to Tofino, Canada. Was a fisherman and I think did some logging too
Bjarne watch them RAM PIPE buddy , THINK 🤔 SAFETY and always put SAFETY FIRST BJARNE 😊.
Your name is pronounced Bee-yarn.My grandad's name was Hjalmer Johnson pronounced Jalmer with silent "H", He and y grand mother were pure swede's. My grand mother cooked for the King and queen of Sweden before immi
grating here.
Man, this is when you have no room to build a proper pad . Sketchy stuff huh ?... :0
hello bjarne . ialways forget to add the J in your name older road builder logger swedish write.
Hello ayam wasanta Sri Lanka
More Sasquatch, not cowbell.
Bjarneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee not Bjarni 😏