"Vee-cut"

[Brushcutter]

The cut has a number of names and slightly different process off performing the cuts. Gerry Beranek call this the 'coos bay cut' in his book - the fundamentals of general tree work.

 

Basically felling a head leaning tree (top heavy). Gravity takes care of the direction. The cut allows you to safely get the tree off the stump when there is a high risk of a barbers chair.

 

 

Coos Bay i knew it had a name.

[Mark T]

A very useful cut this one for small forward leaners and windblown trees. As Rich Rule says, you can't control direction but I've never had one split!

 

Additionally, you now have to demonstrate knowledge of this cut in the basic CS31 small fell assessment.

 

Its nothing new and was described fairly well in the old Husqvarna manuals (see attached)

 

Cheers

Husq V-cut.pdf

[David Goss]

i call it the double gob cut, very handy for getting leaners to fall slowly because you keep a thick hinge, does tend to go towards one of the gobs if you dont get your back cut perfect. Good cut and well worth using in the right circumstances imo

[Mesterh]

I tried that vee cut once and the tree just went off to one side.

 

Never bothered to try it again.

[David Goss]

I tried that vee cut once and the tree just went off to one side.

 

Never bothered to try it again.

 

you didnt do it right then:001_tt2:

[Mesterh]

I agree 100%

 

I also found that I just dont need to use it and since it went wrong on me ive never bothered to look into using it again.

 

I would just bore in to the hinge then cut down onto the back cut on heavy learners.

 

Although I will say that since 99% of my work is arb not felling im not surprised I haven't came across many trees requiring a vee cut.

[Lorry thompson]

i seen an old boy go round a heavy leaner cutting slithers off making it look like a pencil tip pretty much how a beaver would fell a tree . obviously it will fall the direction its leaning in but works great in the correct situation.

[dadio]

The coos bay is a slightly different cut.. where 2 kerf cuts are made from either side with a small strip of uncut "hinge" wood left in the middle, pointing in the direction of fall.. when that wood is cut from the back, the tree will simply fall to the lean at some point, not having enough fibers in tact at the stump to cause a barber chair.