angled back cuts

[MattyF]

just wondered if people endorsed them or not? from what im getting its a no.. from all training fronts any way but i used them on very tight stems as i always have done never any problems...why is this regarded as bad practise?

[Steve Bullman]

do you mean with a felling gob in the front or just a downwards slash cut

[MattyF]

with a gob...

[vduben]

i do the same in tight stems, i cant see how it can be that bad but would look messy if done all the time and would produce weird shaped bits of wood to proccess on large bits of wood

[Paul Smith]

Have done a few on some chestnut coppice where multi stems have made space tight. Didn't have any problems but then again only small diameter stems.

[vduben]

Have done a few on some chestnut coppice where multi stems have made space tight. Didn't have any problems but then again only small diameter stems.

 

yeah if its a larger stem you can just bore in..

[Paul Smith]

yeah if its a larger stem you can just bore in..

 

[Yorkshireman]

matt

explain

is the finish of the cut below that of your sink cut ?

or do you start high therefore leaving the final hinge as in a conventional flat fell cut

[MasterBlaster]

= Rookie!

[Husqvarna King]

if the stem is that thin then you can cut and hold, or cut and snap, if it is too heavy then you should be able to bore cut and leave a conventional horizontal hinge, I dont see any need for a downwards back-cut, it is bad practice