I've got your Adirondack Spruce right here!

[Rocky]

Log drivers near Glens Falls, New York, on the Hudson River. Circa 1890s. - Photo from Adirondack Mountain News

 

[crank]

Must have been something to see!

 

[walrus]

Amazing stuff that mere men did years ago. That photo is wild!

walrus

 

[Rocky]

Fortunately, the GE capacitor plants that dumped all the PCBs in the Hudson are (just) South of Glens Falls. So who knows, maybe there's some sinker Red Spruce out there.

 

[Rocky]

The log diameters are interesting. Even back in 1890ish, not a lot of the logs would be useful for a dreadnaught top, much less a jumbo.

 

[Westerly Wood]

Amazing stuff that mere men did years ago. That photo is wild!

walrus

and canine lol

 

[Rocky]

What do you think happened to all those branches. Chipped for pulp/paper, or just burned on-site? That might explain the sky.

 

[AcornHouse]

The log diameters are interesting. Even back in 1890ish, not a lot of the logs would be useful for a dreadnaught top, much less a jumbo.

Pretty much nothing that could be used for a guitar top. To get quartersawn, you’re only using a quarter chunk, so less than the radius of the log. You need logs that are at least 24” in diameter. Usually much bigger to get past the pith and the sapwood.

You can see what they look for here.

 

[GGJaguar]

I wonder how many of those "log drivers" got their legs or arms crushed or were killed. Maybe a good photo for the "Safety First" thread.

 

[Rocky]

Pretty much nothing that could be used for a guitar top. To get quartersawn, you’re only using a quarter chunk, so less than the radius of the log. You need logs that are at least 24” in diameter. Usually much bigger to get past the pith and the sapwood.

Maybe this one?