One with the Work

Bainbridge Island cultural steward
Dave Ullin demonstrates the use
of old-fashioned tools to fall a tree
and discusses his philosophy of
purposeful work.

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• Ullin
• Bainbridge
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• Tree
• Falling
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• Environment

[glennvtx]

"other's are either using new, more efficient technology"

highly doubtful, think of all the raw materials, time and labor used in their manufacturing. "contemplating how to eliminate deforestation" How about eliminating all the waste building said "more efficient technology" and our generally spoiled, wasteful, thoughtless society.

he's not wasting time, he's living. I venture to say your life is far more wasteful, and consumes *far* more of the worlds resources, than he does.

[spaldos]

You don't need to take his words as gospel, however I think a lot can be learned from listening to what this man has to say.

[towman2277]

I own and run a Residential Tree Service, and I know EXACTLY what he means ;-)

[tunapig]

jesus, buy a chainsaw.

Really, I've been there. Is it worth it? In my opinion, no.

[aguineapig]

@twunger Fucking bullshit. Chainsaws cut wood fast, then you factor in the wasted motion, the cost, the fuel, more frequent sharpening, tensioning chain, fixing the internal parts and paying for new ones, plus they are loud and smell like satan's asshole. I'll take my goddamn bucksaw and axe. Zip through the piece of wood and hang the fuckin thing up and be done with it. Just because a chainsaw is fast and you can have other people fix it for you does not make it better.

[roidz17]

Decades of doing old-fashioned hard labor gave this guy the most manly jaw known to man

[internetsftw]

lol'd so hard

[steelsdigital]

mmmhmmm. i killed Doyle Hargraves with a lawn mower blade. mmmhmm

[jdcremin]

Ignoring the bombings; Ted Kacziniski had a lot of good things to say. I'm not saying this guy is dangerous; I agree with him.

[treephant]

Dave wouldn't hurt a fly. He's the gentlest human I've ever met.

[kilgatron]

If you don't think that he is telling us how to live, you'r,e not listening to him. The implication is clear: be one with your tool, etc. And he admonishes those who, in his words, "are racing around." Maybe racing around is what they are best at doing. I live my life simply as well on a 50 acre farm, and one with a lot of tools--until Monday morning where I go do my real work.

[jdcremin]

For all those who liked what this guy has to say - read the unibomber manifesto.