stackyFACTSWhy put heavy wood in a boat when the wood naturally floats? Logging operations lash massive quantities of cut timber together to form giant, unwieldy mega-rafts, using the natural flow of rivers to sluggishly transport vast amounts of raw building materials straight to the sawmill.
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