What happens when the lad has a go !

[Stephen Blair]

Is it just me or does anyone else on here get great pleasure from a boring cut

Sometimes I do it even when not needed

 

i always go heavy on the rakers just for that very reason:blushing:

[Matt Butler]

Is it just me or does anyone else on here get great pleasure from a boring cut

Sometimes I do it even when not needed

 

we hav a guy at work that does that ,

drives me round the bend

[oldwoodcutter]

The boys of the old school always advised me to walk away from an ash if it was a windy day,as the risk wasnt worth it.There would always be another day to drop it.Ive always remembered that.

[skyhuck]

The boys of the old school always advised me to walk away from an ash if it was a windy day,as the risk wasnt worth it.There would always be another day to drop it.Ive always remembered that.

 

The wind is often my friend and makes life much easier

 

With the right cut it perfectly safe.

[Rob D]

Well done for posting that looks a hideous barber!

 

He'll remember this one and learn from it.

[Mike Hill]

The wind is often my friend and makes life much easier

 

With the right cut it perfectly safe.

 

I would have to disagree with that.

 

The wind can complicate Feling no end,its the main reason why Fallers walk out of the Bush.A heavy leaner becomes Tensioned enormously more with the wind behind it.So much so that they can Barber Chair when your putting in the top cut.

[skyhuck]

I would have to disagree with that.

 

The wind can complicate Feling no end,its the main reason why Fallers walk out of the Bush.A heavy leaner becomes Tensioned enormously more with the wind behind it.So much so that they can Barber Chair when your putting in the top cut.

 

I guess the trees I do are much smaller and the winds less strong.

[Mike Hill]

I guess the trees I do are much smaller and the winds less strong.

 

The hight of the Tree must have somthing to do with how much Tension is at the Butt,must be a bit like using a long Breaker Bar on a Frozen Bolt.

 

I know what you mean about using the wind to push a Tree that might have a slight back lean on it.But its best if you back up your Cut with a Wedge(s) in case the wind drops or there is more weight behind than you estimated.

[Xerxses]

The Scandinavian cut is much like the dog tooth you gob out, then bore in and cut towards the back of the tree, then you remove part of the saw so you leave a support at the back, then your saw is out and you can put your breaker bar/ wedge. Then simply finish of the rest of the cut!

admittedly wasn't on the CS 31 course when I did it a bit over 4 year ago, but i went on a course to learn how to become an instructor and i was tought this, very useful cut for basically all trees!

 

Thanks.

This is what we refer to as "The safe-corner-cut-technique"

[skyhuck]

The hight of the Tree must have somthing to do with how much Tension is at the Butt,must be a bit like using a long Breaker Bar on a Frozen Bolt.

 

I know what you mean about using the wind to push a Tree that might have a slight back lean on it.But its best if you back up your Cut with a Wedge(s) in case the wind drops or there is more weight behind than you estimated.

 

Good point, although I tend to use a pull line rather than wedges (not sure why, just habit I think)

 

I have always found that if the cut is right the tree can sit back and stay put, while I put in a line. Obviously on larger trees I would install a line first and get a little tension.