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The Drag Saw Art Print
In the 1920s and 30s, many steam donkeys were operating in the woods of the west coast. In the Pacific Northwest, Douglas Fir logs were cut and split into wood to use as fuel in the fire boxes of the steam boilers.
Douglas Fir was used for fuel because of its burning qualities, even in its green (not dry) condition. Large quantities of fuel were required to keep the steam up to the proper pressure on these powerful engines.
Blocks were cut from the logs by a gasoline-powered drag saw, as shown in this scene, and then split into the desired sizes. The saw operated at 120- to 125-strokes-per-minute. This was an improvement over bucking the logs by hand, and was the forerunner of the present chain saw which is so prevalent today.
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