Sawmilling in Ecuador
A new Stihl 065 Magnum is this man's most valuable possession. He paid over $1,000 for this tool
A dead tree is felled to make lumber. The tree top had broken off and scraped the bark of this tree
The tree is bucked into lengths
A string dipped in used motor oil is snapped like a chalk line to mark a straight line on the log
Sawmilling is done freehand, following the mark
A 2 sided cant is produced
The local wood shop ordered two sizes of plank
These men are very accurate in making their cuts
The planks are carried to the road and piled
A truck routinely picks up lumber from the farmers every week.
They are paid about $1 per plank
Lumber is commonly seen air drying. These boards were too knotty to sell and will be used around the home. Every board I saw in use had been cut with a chainsaw.