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Videos (9)

  • Northwest Logging History
    Northwest Logging History

    Video Clip (0:56)

    The Ax Men talk about the history of logging in Oregon and their own family traditions of logging.

    Video Clip (0:56)
  • Tree-generation
    Tree-generation

    Video Clip (2:17)

    The Ax Men are logging for the future. Over the years, Oregon loggers have actually increased the amount of tree acreage across the state, ensuring a future for the logging industry.

    Video Clip (2:17)
  • The Forest Keepers
    The Forest Keepers

    Video Clip (3:01)

    The Ax Men work hard to preserve logging sites for future generations.

    Video Clip (3:01)
  • How to Fell a Tree
    How to Fell a Tree

    Video Clip (3:13)

    This job is not for amateurs--the loggers show us the proper techniques on how to safely fell a tree.

    Video Clip (3:13)
  • Ax Men: Cowboy Up
    Ax Men: Cowboy Up

    Video Clip (44:11)

    Big Guns Logging hits one obstacle after another, while Rygaard Logging struggles with a series of accidents. Shelby Stanga is hungry for work, but believes the ghost of his cousin is stalling his progress.

    Video Clip (44:11)
  • The Science of Wood
    The Science of Wood

    Video Clip (1:59)

    From toothpaste to construction, wood is used for numerous of products.

    Video Clip (1:59)
  • The Image of Loggers
    The Image of Loggers

    Video Clip (1:50)

    The loggers explain the history behind their professions.

    Video Clip (1:50)
  • Logger Families
    Logger Families

    Video Clip (0:58)

    See how the family of the ax men feel about them being loggers.

    Video Clip (0:58)
  • Logger Lingo
    Logger Lingo

    Video Clip (2:13)

    What are those loggers talking about? Get the inside scoop on logger lingo.

    Video Clip (2:13)

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Logging's roots in America stretch back to the early 1600s.

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