Where are the pitsawyer's shoes?
PITSAWYER QUIZ
Where do pitsawyers sleep at night?
How much is a two-inch, 4-meter plank of
African hardwood worth in the local market?
How much is a plank of African hardwood
worth in the export (U.S.) market?
Do pitsawyers own the saws they use?
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Sawyers' camp in central Benin, West Africa
Old teeth in Zambia and Benin
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What happens to branches 29 cm thick that
remain after the main bole is removed for
commercial timber?
What does the pitsawyer use to mark
the path of the saw?
How much does a pitsawyer earn for a
day of sawing planks by hand?
Buffalo Pitsawyer Group in Eastern Province, Zambia
What was the minimum permitted diameter
for saw trees to be cut in the 1950s in
French West Africa?
What is the minimum diameter for saw trees
in West African countries today?
What is the minimum diameter for saw trees
in Zambia today? How about Liberia?
Why is it called "pitsawing"?
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