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From: "L Grantham" <>
Subject: Re: [OLDWORDS] "Faller"
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 15:56:27 -0700

Another use of Buck is when you are trying to get nails into a piece of
lumber that is floppy or springy the guy on the other side will support it
by putting pressure on the lumber while the hammerer drives the nails in.
In other words you will "buck for him" L Grantham
-----Original Message-----
From: MICHAEL. CHAPPELL <>
To: <>
Date: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: [OLDWORDS] "Faller"


>Buck here means "responsibility" as in to pass on....... back to you! <g>
>Mikey.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: L Grantham <>
>To: <>
>Date: 05 July 2000 03:44
>Subject: Re: [OLDWORDS] "Faller"
>
>
>Buck Hay means stack or load or unload a stack of hay. At least around
here
>in AZ. L Grantham
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Roland Elliott <>
>To: <>
>Date: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 6:11 AM
>Subject: Re: [OLDWORDS] "Faller"
>
>
>>"buck' cut in sections,"Haul"
>> means haul,Santa is north of Yo Semite R
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "MICHAEL. CHAPPELL" <>
>>To: <>
>>Sent: Monday, July 03, 2000 22 56 PM
>>Subject: Re: [OLDWORDS] "Faller"
>>
>>
>>Alexandra et al,
>>
>>Roland:
>>
>>What is the "buck, haul" bit please?
>>Have you got Santa's Rudolf?<g>
>>
>>Yours,
>>Mikey.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Roland Elliott <>
>>To: <>
>>Date: 04 July 2000 03:17
>>Subject: Re: [OLDWORDS] "Faller"
>>
>>
>>I fall,limb,buck,haul and split about 10 cords a year.R
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "James and Sue Stone" <>
>>To: <>
>>Sent: Monday, July 03, 2000 19 04 PM
>>Subject: [OLDWORDS] "Faller"
>>
>>
>>
>>Around the dinner table tonight, the subject of cutting down
>>trees came up. My son was asking how wildland firefighters cut
>>big trees down, particularly when they are on fire. I explained
>>that the firefighters request a 'faller' when the tree is beyond
>>their skill-range to cut down. I have seen 'fallers' (usually
>>individuals who work for a logging company) on wildland fires
>>with their BIG chainsaws...with five foot bars on their power
>>saws. (More jargon...the 'bar' is that flat blade-like portion
>>of the chainsaw upon which the chain runs round and round).
>>
>>In the northwest, and probably other parts of the country where
>>logging has been a major occupation, those who cut down trees are
>>called 'fallers.' Because lots of people have different kinds of
>>jobs in a logging operation, calling someone a 'logger' is not
>>very specific in explaining what they do.
>>
>>James and Sue
>>in Idaho
>>
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