Tree Felling Competition (1926)

Full title reads: “Tree felling competition. Britain’s most expert axemen compete in National Contests“. Chopwell Wood, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear. Panning of a crowd of men and boys in woodland. In the foreground a lumberjack is hacking at a tree trunk with an axe. Various M/Ss of the lumberjack at work. C/U of axe cutting into trunk. M/S of two lumberjacks using a saw with two handles to finish off chopping down the tree. Two men in suits inspect their work. M/S of the two men sawing. Various M/S of the tree finally falling to the ground. M/S of two lumberjacks hacking the branches off the fallen fir tree. Cuts exist - see separate record for details. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes m