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Recent Examples of sawyerThat seems a more viable premium buy-in point for the average amateur sawyer – still quite expensive, but not so drastically.—New Atlas, 24 May 2025 But since the Federal government began slashing jobs at the Forest Service, many people with the power to vet amateur sawyers have been let go or accepted buyouts.—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 12 May 2025 His years spent going from one forest logging job to another, pairing up with other sawyers to fell giant spruces, yield marvelous vignettes of wilderness frontier life.—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025 The crew spread out, and sawyers began to cut the chaparral with their saws.—M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 His father, George, owned 25,000 acres of land and operated large plantations in Virginia, relying on enslaved people to work as carpenters, coopers, sawyers, blacksmiths, tanners, shoemakers, spinners, weavers, knitters, distillers, cooks, laundry maids and field laborers.—Sue Eisenfeld, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024 For this reason, some sawyers prefer to over-tighten the chain a bit while sharpening to keep it taut, then reset to the proper tension once the job is complete.—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023 The western red cedar used for the front and back pergolas as well as all the exterior window trim was cut and milled by a sawyer up in Cloverdale, Oregon.—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023 Interfor, one of the pandemic's hottest stocks, is the latest sawyer to announce cutbacks, citing declining wood demand in its decision to reduce fourth-quarter lumber output by 17%.—Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2022
But Portland remains a drinking town first and foremost, its 21st-century denizens not too different from the thirsty loggers who grew this town a hundred or so odd years ago.
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Jordan Michelman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 July 2025
The Life on the Lake Tour also gives a historic view of the area, taking passengers around Rainy Lake, pointing out gold mines and fish camps, and explaining what life was like for the trappers, loggers, gold miners, and fishermen who once explored this area.
Ketchikan, famous for being the Salmon Capital of the World, is teeming with small-town charm, Native American totem poles, and a lively lumberjack show the kids will be talking about all week.
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Disney Cruise Line,
AFAR Media,
7 May 2025
The former competitive lumberjack and district attorney has dealt with a slew of aviation safety incidents in just a few months leading the DOT, and a struggling air traffic control system facing staffing shortages and antiquated technology due for an upgrade.
The 33-year-old works as a forester in federal land management and lives in Hot Springs, South Dakota.
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Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025
Mount Dora urban forester Mark Miller and city staff will also lead workshops on native species, proper pruning techniques, and best planting practices.
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Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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