The Axe Manual of Peter McLaren

[ravem]

Here youl'll find it.

quote from the website:
Many of us have only seen a tree chopped down with an axe in the movies, or on TV and fail to recognize the danger or finesse involved in felling even a small tree: A tree can be hacked down in a haphazard, laborious fashion or it can be dropped easily and quickly -exactly where you want it to go.

Fayette R. Plumb Inc. engaged 'America's Champion Chopper' Peter McLaren to write a manual for their product- the redoubtable Plumb Axe. Though it was published in in the 1930's the advice us as relevant today as it was then. Photo illustrations make the concise text descriptions easy to understand.

 

[moduser]

Nice link, thanks

Moduser

 

[Topcat02]

Any idea how to display the document in portrait rather than landscape mode?

 

[oetzi]

I havent found out myself, but some stuff from McLaren and others can be found here
http://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/skills/axe/boy_scout_axe.htm
and in the index on the left side of this site.

 

[hawsome34]

Not sure of how much interest this may be to those reading this thread.

If you go to the Gransfors Bruchs Website, you are able to order a copy of their very own Axe Book, it takes around 2/3 weeks to arrive on your doorstep in the UK.

Worth a read through. Some good tips inside too.

 

[sandbender]

Any idea how to display the document in portrait rather than landscape mode?

You need to find someone with a copy of Acrobat, rather than Acrobat reader, then you/they will be able rotate all of the pages at once and save the result as a new document.

 

[laurens ch]

An axe to grind also has lots information on axes and their use. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/fspubs/99232823/toc.htm
If the link didn’t work I did a search on axe on wikapedia ,it s at the very bottom of the page.

 

[Abbe Osram]

Thanks a lot mate,
cheers
Abbe

 

[Tony]

Is the Axe Manual Copyrighted? I can't see if it is and it looks old. If it's not I'll adjust it and put it in the downloads section here....

 

[Tony]

You need to find someone with a copy of Acrobat, rather than Acrobat reader, then you/they will be able rotate all of the pages at once and save the result as a new document.

Doesn't seem to work, it just reverts back to its original sideways state...

 

[Rod]

Cheers Ravem

Really useful link