What is a Faller? A faller is a logging worker, part of an
industry that harvests millions of trees each year around the
world. Throughout history the profession was known as the
lumberjack and the image of a burly man in chainsaw boots,
checkered flannel shirt and suspenders forms part of legend and
popular culture. Lumberjacks were heros in folklore and fairy
tales, such as Paul Bunyan and Little Red Riding Hood, and there
are many lumberjack songs in early American and traditional
Irish and Scottish music. In the past the lumberjack did
dangerous and primitive work, but had the reputation of being
exceptionally strong, masculine, and able to confront any kind
of danger. Without fallers we would have no raw materials to
make wood products that are so important to our construction
industry and our daily lives. Although the work is repetitious,
falling trees by hand involves a high degree of specialized
skill and concentration, and a commitment to make safety part of
every work day. Logging has a reputation a