Felling hollow trees

[bigtreedon]

Cheers its a sycamore and absolutely smothered top to bottom in ivy! So not wanting to lose the will to live id rather drop her from the ground ....its got an open face cavity where i want to direct it but the sides look fairly sound (for a pretty hollow tree) with some nice butresses flaring off where the hinge will go...just interested why you go deeper with the gob - im guessing to make the tipping point a bit more agreeable? I do that whilst felling stems but not really tried on a full crowned tree

You don't have to go deeper with the gob I think it was suggested if required to find sound wood for the hinge u have to make ur assessment before cutting in for the gob wear u think the best wood either side of the stem to act as ur hinge is and cut ur gob to that depth be it shallow or deep ur call

 

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[inthewoods]

Hey man, your glove reminds me of this song:

 

"I was standing next to a Mountain (Ash)

Chop it down with the edge of my hand

cuz I'm a voodoo stihl

Lord knows I'm a voodoo stihl" ....etc

 

cheers, steve

 

p.s.... getting my coat right now!

 

Mushroom brew tonight was it?!

[Treeation]

You don't have to go deeper with the gob I think it was suggested if required to find sound wood for the hinge u have to make ur assessment before cutting in for the gob wear u think the best wood either side of the stem to act as ur hinge is and cut ur gob to that depth be it shallow or deep ur call

 

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cheers!

[inthewoods]

cheers!

 

& don't forget the photos, before & after please... Even if it goes Pete tong! Ahem, which it won't :-)

[SteveA]

Mushroom brew tonight was it?!

 

Salmon fishcake.

cheers, steve

[inthewoods]

Salmon fishcake.

cheers, steve

 

You heard it everyone, don't eat the salmon I repeat THE SALMON IS OFF!

[treefolk]

sometimes you only find out once fully committed! Would have done this one a bit different with hindsight but it came over fine. Nice big hinge as said before

[peatff]

[ATTACH]214591[/ATTACH]sometimes you only find out once fully committed! Would have done this one a bit different with hindsight but it came over fine. Nice big hinge as said before

 

I think I'd have put the saw behind the tree

[jomoco]

Looks like some kinda stinkin poplar to my eye TreeFolk!

 

Jomoco

[inthewoods]

I think I'd have put the saw behind the tree

 

Then you wouldn't have any sense of scale & that 12" bar would look tiny ;-)