problem with the grooving process was the clogging of the grooves with resin. Other Tools and Facilities The ladder was an indispensable tool for working on trees that had been pitched for several years. It was made from two thin, long pine trees that served as stiles and tough dogwood for the rungs. A professional extractor climbed up to 22 rungs of the ladder, which corresponds to a height of 6 m, several hundred times a day, worked the trunk and then slid down with the leather slip patches attached to the thighs and knees. According to old custom, a wooden Pecher hut was built in the middle of the forest. It resembled a wood chopper's hut and was mainly used for protection and refuge in bad weather. Inside there was usually a roughly timbered table and a bench. The Resin Worker ate here occasionally. Now and then, there was also a stove. The Pecher went home nearly every day; only in exceptional cases did he spend the night in the hut. A ladder area was set up so that the ladders needed to work on the trees of different heights did not always have to be taken home. Citations (Weblinks) Resins Lower Austria