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No . Its what I described it as . :001_smile:

 

To be honest i couldn't quite understand wot u were meaning, watched some clips of it never thought something like that would even be possible.

 

Does anyone actually use a cut like that nowadays?

I could imagine it would be very handy doing outsiders when ur up against a fence or even in a tight ride.

1 of the old timers who i occasionally cut with would bre the centre of hinge and then just work his saw right round from the back cut from there completely severing 1 side of the hinge before he even started the back cut, said it pulled trees in nicely

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Widow maker is one that gets me , I always thought it was a dead or hung up branch that falls out and hits the faller when the tree starts moving when the back cuts finished although the Americanised version seems a widow maker is any dangerous tree.

 

Multiple windblow.

 

Granny - Old tree in a crop never felled.

Outlaw - Tree too difficult or uneconomic to harvest.

Tassle - the tip of the trees leader.

Brash Mat - obvious

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"Top Dog"

From days gone where a pit was dug under felled stem so two guys could process using a hand saw. Guy not in pit getting covered in crud was the top dog.

 

Cheers,

James.

 

Hmmm, certain about that?

I know the phrase "the pits" come from the same work scenario.

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