The Developing Thinking Sawyers Curriculum requires you to participate in these Forest Service Saw training materials to receive a saw certification.
I order to get your certification, you must come prepared by having watched the videos before class. You can follow along with the videos with the PDF handouts also.
You only need to take the classroom portion once, and after that, only the field recertification is needed.
This material will take about 5 hours to review, so please plan accordingly in the weeks leading up to the in-field certification part at CLEM.
This is a Forest Service Requirement! We are working on having this classroom portion available in person as well as online too. Thank you for hanging in there with us while we try to make this training accessible to everyone!
Training and Evaluation Standards Expectations and Guidance for your Sawyer Evaluation
Videos
Crosscut Saws 1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65ItVT8XoWs
Crosscut Saws 2 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8eMrEkzC18
Crosscut Saws 3 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pufu77DJsk
Crosscut Saws 4 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqSK0lbnU8A
Axes Wedges and Tools – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8VWZltCSIs
Some of the videos within these videos are a little blurry, a clearer version of some of those are linked at the bottom of this page
Reading/Handouts
Introduction to Saw Operations
Crosscut Saw Limbing and Bucking
Videos from the Presentation.
Do you already have your cert, and just brushing up on this info pre-season? These offer a great refresher!
Module 1
Human Factors and the Thinking Sawyer
How the Thinking Sawyer Recovers
Module 3.1
Module 3.2
Module 4
Email Alex at alex@idahotrailsassociation.org with any questions!