vertical step cut

[Al Cormack]

I wasn't taking massive but your point is a valid one on horizontal stuff:thumbup:... I was thinking more of chogging or blocking down something with a lean.. again all my own opinion, there are guys with decades more exp here, wood characteristics is something I'm still learning

 

Not sure how you would do vertical step cuts when chogging down:

 

I suppose I could be classed as being one of the guys with decades more experience - well 3 anyway:biggrin:

 

And still learning!

Edited April 16, 2013 by Al Cormack

[MWArb]

Not sure how you would do vertical step cuts when chogging down:

 

I suppose I could be classed as being one of the guys with decades more experience - well 3 anyway:biggrin:

 

So if the stem was at 45 degrees is it vertical or horizontal cutting?

[Al Cormack]

So if the stem was at 45 degrees is it vertical or horizontal cutting?

 

That would be horizontal cutting. I take it you mean for chogging down?

[Pete Mctree]

Don't worry about steps, apparently tear and rip cuts are the rage these days.....

 

 

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Less is more.

I will leave you to kill your tree in 500 hundred cuts, whilst I safely remove mine in 200

[daltontrees]

At 45 deg I would definitely cut over then under and snap it off from above. An inbetweenical cut.

[MWArb]

At 45 deg I would definitely cut over then under and snap it off from above. An inbetweenical cut.

 

My point exactly.. side to side is harder to break in that situation:thumbup:

[ClimbMIT]

From what I know and have tested myself yes but I have little experience, what I can tell you is the bigger the wood the harder it can be to break it sideways as the up down allows you to work with the weight of the piece.. my own experience

 

Thanks for your answer. I figured vertical was for chogging down the stem. When I looked at the pic on my Ipad it kept turning sideways!

[Tom Wilding]

Don't worry about steps, apparently tear and rip cuts are the rage these days.....

 

 

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