Harvesting the Forest
The traditional procedure for converting logs to lumber was by pit sawing. In its simplest form, a pit was dug about 1.8 metres deep, a metre wide and slightly longer than the felled log. A number of small support timbers were placed across the pit and the log rolled on the timbers over the pit. Two men worked the saw. The top man or top dog sawyer stood above the log and pulled the saw up after each down stroke. The lower man, or underdog, pulled the saw down on the cutting stroke and became covered in sawdust and endured hot and sweaty working conditions. When the saw reached each of the supporting timbers, it had to be moved lengthwise before cutting resumed. This method of handling logs minimised the difficulty of transporting heavy logs. The waste was left in the forest, and the pitsaw was an efficient method when all sawing was manual.
For those interested, a Possum trail (to be tackled at night) and excellent bird watching platform are located accross the main road all marked and within easy distance of this cache. The cache is a a PVC pipe container. It can be reached easily on foot from a nearby car park (S 33 37.871 E 115 25.852) and is in National Park.
Take Mosquito repellent in Spring!
The Cache itself is located outside the wooden fence - do not enter the pit.