The Tree Climber's Companion


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Loaded with information and illustrations on standard and advanced climbing techniques, tools of the trade, rigging, throwline installation as well as a complete section on knots and hitches. For beginners or professional arborists.




To Fell a Tree


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To Fell a Tree was written for the professional tree cutter as well as the weekend woodcutter. It's loaded with practical information that is essential to the safety and success of any tree felling and woodcutting operation, whether it's in the forest or the backyard. With step-by-step methods and more than 200 illustrations, topics include preparations before the work begins, felling a tree using a three-step procedure, felling difficult trees, and limbing and bucking the tree.--COVER.




Tree Climbers' Guide


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The Tree Climber’s Guide


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‘After I finished this book I alarmed my family by going into the garden and climbing the apple tree.’ – Damian Whitworth, The Times




Knots at Work


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Groundie


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This is a training manual for the beginning ground worker in the tree care industry. This book walks the reader--step-by-step--through a typical day of the arboricultural ground worker. From the shop to the job site, all the skills necessary to becoming a successful ground worker are presented in detail.




The Chimera's Curse


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A fantasy series about a secret society sworn to protect mythical creatures and the girl who becomes its most important member.







The Art and Science of Practical Rigging


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"An advanced training series that requires the user to have already mastered basic climbing skills (or aerial lift operation) and cutting techniques. This series begins with the basic methods for hardware selection and use, knot tying, and limb removal, and advances to compound rigging techniques and methods for removing heavy wood."--Back cover of accompanying book.




The Climbers


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When Sully's status is challenged by new kid Nottingham, the only way to prove who's best is a race to climb the unnamed tree ... In this compelling story of teenage rivalry and friendship, award-winner Keith Gray captures the subtle agonies and reality of life growing up in a small town.