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lumberjack
How were trees felled before the advent of the chainsaw?
Who worked as a lumberjack in Ticino?
What were the main uses of wood and timber?
When are trees typically cut down?
What is the broadaxe and what was its use?
What is the axe and what was it used for?
What is the difference between a broadaxe and an axe?
What is a two-handled saw and what was it used for?
What is the roll-up saw and what was it used for?
What is the saw set pliers and what was it used for?
What is the wedge and what was it used for?
What is the maul and what was it used for?
What were the operations following the felling of the tree?
What is the billhook and what was it used for?
Who were the segantini?
What is the Trentino saw and what was it used for?
What caused the end of the segantini (seasonal woodcutters) profession?
What is the hatchet and what was its use?
Why do the teeth of saw blades appear irregular when viewed up close?
Who is the lumberjack?
How were the logs transported from the forest to the valley?
What is a log harpoon (borre) and what was it used for?