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Wood Harvesting with Hand Tools - An Illustrated Training Manual (ILO, 1989, 128 p.) (introduction...) INTRODUCTION BASIC WORK AND MAINTENANCE TOOLS HAND TOOLS FOR WOOD HARVESTING FILES GRINDSTONES AND WHETSTONES SPLITTING HAMMER AND WEDGES MAKING TOOL HANDLES AXES USE AND TYPES OF AXES MAINTAINING AN AXE MAKING AN AXE HANDLE SHAFTING AN AXE BOW SAWS USE AND TYPES OF BOW SAWS CROSS-CUT SAWS TYPES OF CROSS-CUT SAWS MAINTENANCE TOOLS FOR CROSS-CUT SAWS FILING VICES, SELF-MADE FILING VICES, COMMERCIALLY-MADE MAINTAINING A PEG-TOOTH CROSS-CUT SAW TYPES OF RAKER-TOOTH CROSS-CUT SAWS MAINTAINING A RAKER-TOOTH CROSS-CUT SAW MAJOR OVERHAUL OF CROSS-CUT SAWS THE WORKER CLOTHING, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, FIRST-AID EQUIPMENT FOOD, NUTRITION AND REST WORKING POSTURES AND MOVEMENTS WORK PLANNING AND ORGANISATION ACCIDENT PREVENTION TREE FELLING PREPARATION FOR TREE FELLING TREE FELLING WITH AXE AND BOW SAW TREE FELLING WITH AXE AND CROSS-CUT SAW PRECAUTIONS WHEN MAKING THE UNDERCUT AND THE BACK CUT FELLING TREES LEANING INTO THE PLANNED FELLING DIRECTION FELLING TREES LEANING TO THE SIDE TREE FELLING IN DENSE TROPICAL FORESTS FELLING OF TREES WITH PLANK BUTTRESSES WOOD WASTAGE DUE TO POOR WORKING TECHNIQUES IN FELLING RELEASING LODGED TREES RELEASING LODGED TREES WITH SIMPLE TOOLS RELEASING LODGED TREES WITH SPECIAL EQUIPMENT AND MACHINES DEBRANCHING AND DEBARKING DEBRANCHING DEBARKING CROSS-CUTTING GENERAL RULES FOR CROSS-CUTTING TOOLS FOR CROSS-CUTTING SUPPORTS AND TRESTLES CROSS-CUTTING OF TREES UNDER TENSION WOOD WASTAGE IN CROSS-CUTTING CUTTING WINDFALLS WOOD SPLITTING WOOD HANDLING AND TRANSPORT HANDLING BILLETS AND LOGS MANUAL TRANSPORT OF SMALLER-SIZED WOOD USE OF SKIDDING SULKIES SLIDING WOOD DOWNHILL STACKING AND STORING OF WOOD PIT-SAWING TRAINING IN WOOD HARVESTING OTHER ILO PUBLICATIONS BACK COVER