Why shout timber

Send this topic Print. Pages: [ 1 ] 2 All Go Down. Author Topic: Why do lumberjacks yell "Timber" Read times. One of those things we just take for granted, but why and how did the custom of yelling "Timber" when falling trees start?

It's a lot more effective than yelling "Fish". A very wise man once told me. Grand children are great, we should have had them first. I cut a lot of timber everyday and never yell anything. Make sure nobodies in my area and then let them rip. Brother Dave tells a story of a little bird that couldn't say timber. When his tree was cut down, he said, "Hom-me, Hom-me". They don't always do that.

Sometimes we yell "Oh crap! Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote. Why does a golfer yell "4" when they hit a ball? I looked that "fore" comment up just yesterday. It comes from possibly several different places, one being the old British Artillery saying when they fired behind friendly troops, "Beware before".

It meant "look ahead" or "heads up". I would add, "look out!! Quote from: Ernie on March 22, , PM. Built my own band mill with the help of Forestry Forum. A-hem, where I come from the term 'lumberjack' has come to have a somewhat different meaning.

All spruced up. We yell across the hill leaves more room for error Belive Movie screne had more to do with this. We were Loggers and Lumberjack was a brand of syurp. I figure if theres yelling someone is hurt or something went wrong.. Thanks for the replies. Yelling something when dropping a tree when the woods are full of workers and work animals sounds about right. It does sound better to yell "Timber" than "Fish" or "Lookout" as it is a sound that will get some attention.

Letting other loggers know when a tree is falling and to be on the lookout for flying branches or other displaced material is something that would be good in a crowded work setting. If once places a tape recorder in the forest, then later plays the recording after a tree fell, then we know that the sound occurred. Who is responsible if a tree falls in your yard? Therefore, generally the owner of the tree is not responsible. If your tree falls on your neighbor's car, your neighbor's car insurance should pay the claim if your neighbor carries comprehensive coverage.

If your neighbor's tree falls on your car, your comprehensive coverage applies. Who is responsible when a neighbor's tree falls in your yard? When a tree falls over onto a neighbor's property, that neighbor should submit a claim to his or her insurance company immediately.

The insurance company is usually responsible for taking care of the damages. This is true if the tree fell over due to an act of nature. Who said if a tree falls in the forest quote? George Berkeley. Does sound happen if nothing is present to hear it?

Originally Answered: Does sound exist if nothing or no one is present to hear it? Sound is brain's reaction to vibrations in the air. Therefore sound is not an objective reality. What is the answer to if a tree falls in the forest does it make a sound? Does it make a noise?

The answer is quite simple if answering on a physical level: Yes and No! Yes, it makes a sound, that being a disturbance in the fluidic medium, air.

When the tree falls it causes a disturbance in the air pressure field in the woods and that pressure field emanates away from the fallen tree. Can't see the forest for the trees idiom? Do lumberjacks still exist? Modern technology changed the job of the modern logger considerably.

Although the basic task of harvesting trees is still the same, the machinery and tasks are no longer the same. Many of the old job specialties on logging crews are now obsolete. Why do loggers leave one tree standing? It is similar to clearcutting, but a few of the genetically superior trees are left on the site to provide natural regeneration.

More trees are left on site to provide shade for the new trees. This is used when the new trees are true firs or other shade tolerant trees that do not like full sun when seedlings. How did Hamilton propose to repay the national debt?