WOOD

If any of the Macedon Bullises had been living at the time of the first Lumberjack Festival, they surely would have  been involved in some way, because they were known for their community  loyalty. No, they probably wouldn't have competed in the various events, but perhaps they would have shown their support by their attendance  or by sponsoring an event. They might even have offered some of the trees from their property to be used for the competitions. And this latter is where we drew a connection with the local festival and the Bullis family because there are several books on trees and wood in the Bullis Collection.

If you are also interested in this subject,  you'll want to look through these books that are on the shelves here in the Bullis Room:

Wood Preservation in the United States

by W. F. (William Forsythe) Sherfesee

Published by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington D.C., 1909

Timber: An Elementary Discussion of the

Characteristics and Properties of Wood

by Filibert Roth

Published by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forestry Division,

Washington D.C., 1895

Formulas and Tables for Architects and Engineers

in Calculating the Strains and Capacity of Structures in Iron and Wood

by Franz Schumann

Published by W. Choate & Co., Washington City, 1873

Strength Values for Structural Timbers

by McGarvey Cline

Published by U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1912

So ... the next time you're in the library, consider spending some time with these books - or some others - in the Bullis Room.

LUMBERJACK

We want to remind you of two lumberjack events in our community. The first is a presentation tomorrow here in Macedon Public Library's Community Room, and the second is the Macedon Center 34th Annual Community Lumberjack Festival in September.

Tomorrow (Saturday, August 27, 2 PM) Marty Dodge,  (currently volunteer woodsmen coach for FLCC), will present his new video, "In Celebration of the Joy of Coaching." This video will highlight some of his experiences in his 37 years as FLCC's Woodsmen's Team Coach (1974 to 2011). Included will be successful techniques that made FLCC's team the most successful woodsmen's squad in the country for the 70-year history of the annual college spring championship. Marty will also display a few items of equipment that are essential for competitive success.

We hope you can experience tomorrow's presentation because it will give you a greater appreciation of the skills that contestants will be using during the Macedon Center  34th Annual Community Lumberjack Festival, September 10 and 11. Gates open at 8 PM each day, and admission is only $3 Adult, $2 Seniors and $1 Kids 6-14. You'll get to see log rolling, two-man crosscut, chain sawing, ax throwing, hot saw, spring board, and more.  A grease pole climb (which is great fun to watch) will also take place at 5 PM on Saturday. And there are lots of displays by crafters and collectables offered for sale both days as well as a petting zoo.  Food is available all day, starting with a lumberjack breakfast (7-11 AM, Saturday; 8-Noon, Sunday).

And speaking of lumber and wood ... there are several interesting books in the collection covering these topics. We'll talk about those in our next post.