Recovering the resource (1)















Recovering logs from a secluded gully...note bushman atop fallen tree




Dave (The Huon Piner) docking limbwood...overbalance and it's into 20ft deep, icy water




most logs have to be removed by hand...it's a hard physical slog




These logs were manhandled 200 metres to the water's edge




...and you wonder why the processed resource is termed as expensive??!!




On one occasion while extracting the resouce from a similar position, the bank collapsed and we were buried for several hours




Driftwood in a catchment area




These logs were recovered from 20ft underwater...the first time they've been exposed to the air for more than thirty years




Manouvring in a flooded forest with unstable, dead trees can be a bit frightening




Zero visibility, icy cold and no bloody brains!!




Approx 3 tonnes...but an all day effort




Stumped




Headwood...used in the craft industry for breadboards, cheeseboards, coasters, etc...




Beautiful shapes are a delight to find...this is destined to be carved into a seal




RAM pulling a log from high up the bank




RAM straining to haul a large log through dense ti-tree...submerged stumps and other debris pose a big danger to damaging the hull




Unfortunately, this log had to be removed by hand...RAM could not handle the weight