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into a horizontal notch cut into the tree. When the faller's 
weight is applied to the outer end of the board the spur is forced 
into the wood, preventing the board from slipping and allowing 
it to be swung around, the spur acting as a hinge. Spring boards 
usually are made in the camp blacksmith shop. 
KILHIG OR SAMPSON 
This tool is used as a lever to aid in directing the fall of a tree. 
It consists of a pol(> 3 or 4 inches in diameter and from 8 to 16 
jhi 
Fig. 13. — A Kilhig or Sampson used in directing the Fall of a Tree. 
feet long, either sharpened, or armed on one end with a spike. 
The pointed end of the pole is placed in a notch in the tree 
trunk from 5 to 8 feet above ground, the free end projecting 
downward to a point 10 or 12 inches above the ground where 
it is supported on a peavey handle or a pole the lower end of 
which is firmly planted in the ground. A laborer grasps the 
free end of the peavey handle and by pressing forward is able 
to exert a strong pressure against the bole of the tree. KUhigs 
are frequently made as needed by the saw crew since it is easier 
to cut a pole than it is to carry one. This tool is in common 
use in the Northeast. There are several patent tools of similar 
character used in European forests but they have not met with 
favor in this country. 
