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Woodcutters could cut anywhere from a few cords to more than 1000 cords. Many woodcutters were farmers who supplemented their income in the offseason. <ref>Walker 1966, 238</ref> for example, between 1851-1853 Edwin Gault was paid for 1993.5 cords.<ref>Walker 1966, 238</ref> However, one must remember that he may have had helpers, who he then paid. | Woodcutters could cut anywhere from a few cords to more than 1000 cords. Many woodcutters were farmers who supplemented their income in the offseason. <ref>Walker 1966, 238</ref> for example, between 1851-1853 Edwin Gault was paid for 1993.5 cords.<ref>Walker 1966, 238</ref> However, one must remember that he may have had helpers, who he then paid. | ||
Wood cutters comprised a large proportion of the workers at any charcoal iron furnace. At Hopewell between 1851-1853, 225 persons were paid for any type of work and 116 were paid for cutting cord wood. <ref>Walker 1966, 239</ref> | |||
Woodcutters sometimes delivered the wood to the charcoal hearth, called "delivering in the ring". They were paid $1.75 for this wood.<ref>Walker 1966, 239</ref> | Woodcutters sometimes delivered the wood to the charcoal hearth, called "delivering in the ring". They were paid $1.75 for this wood.<ref>Walker 1966, 239</ref> | ||
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Walker reported that, at the Hopewell Furnace, on average approximately 2 cords of wood could be chopped down in a single day.[1] Crandall reports 2.5 cords as average in the Hanging Rock District. [2] However, Crandall notes that, in the Hanging Rock District, "Rueben Bevery, who was a reputed to be a champion chopper of this region and who, it is said, could cut, split and rank eight cords per day indefinitely... his name was as familiar as was that of a lad who cut down the cherry tree." [3] Crandall also indicated that he personally had "known many expert wood choppers who could chop, split and rank from four to five cords a day"[4]
A cord of wood is 4 foot lengths of wood stacked 4 feet high and eight feet long.
Woodcutters could cut anywhere from a few cords to more than 1000 cords. Many woodcutters were farmers who supplemented their income in the offseason. [5] for example, between 1851-1853 Edwin Gault was paid for 1993.5 cords.[6] However, one must remember that he may have had helpers, who he then paid.
Wood cutters comprised a large proportion of the workers at any charcoal iron furnace. At Hopewell between 1851-1853, 225 persons were paid for any type of work and 116 were paid for cutting cord wood. [7]
Woodcutters sometimes delivered the wood to the charcoal hearth, called "delivering in the ring". They were paid $1.75 for this wood.[8]
References
- Crandall, Elias. 1906. “Reminiscences of the Hanging Rock District.” The Iron Trade Review, July, 20–23.
- Walker, Joseph E. 1966. Hopewell Village; a Social and Economic History of an Iron-Making Community. Philadelphia,: Univ. of Pennsylvania Press.