The Craft of Tree Felling

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Head Lean Heavy & Side Lean Heavy Cleavage Lines 5 B d D c 4 HW 3 Side View ( Swing Dutchman ) Face Cuts Felling Direction C Natural Falling Direction • Face The Tree In The Felling Direction (1 & 2) a A 1 2 • The Dutchman Cut (3) Is In The Same Plane As The Horizontal Face Cut (1) • The Side-boring Back Cut (4) Maintains Holding Wood (HW) b Maintain Holding Wood 5 3 1 – Must Extend Across The Cleavage Plane (Minimizes Lean Side Holding Wood) – Should Not Extend Completely Across Tree (Lose Stump Shot & Pinch Saw Blade) • The Trigger Cut (5) Releases The Tree To Fall Without Pinching The Saw Blade 3 2 Side View 4 Angled View 4 1 HW 5 Maintain Holding Wood HW 2
Head Lean Heavy & Side Lean Heavy ( Step Dutchman ) • Face The Tree In The Felling Direction (1 & 2) • The Dutchman Cut (3) Is In The Same Plane As The Horizontal Face Cut (1) • Place An Obstruction (Rock Or Block Of Wood) In The Lean Side Of The Face Cut – Size The Obstruction Such That Immediately After The Tree Is Committed To The Fall The Sloping Part Of The Face Strikes The Obstruction • The Side-boring Back Cut (4) Maintains Holding Wood (HW) Rock Rock 3 – Must Extend Across The Cleavage Plane (Minimizes Lean Side Holding Wood) – Should Not Extend Completely Across Tree (Lose Stump Shot & Pinch Saw Blade) • The Trigger Cut (5) Releases The Tree To Fall Without Pinching The Saw Blade Rock
Page 1 and 2: The Craft of Tree Felling Alan Hale
Page 3 and 4: Outline Felling in the Direction of
Page 5 and 6: Sizeup • Search For Overhead Haza
Page 7 and 8: Felling Mechanics Back Cut Height S
Page 9 and 10: Significance of Stump Shot HW Stump
Page 11 and 12: Significance of Stump Shot HW Stump
Page 13 and 14: Total Angle Depth Face Closure Back
Page 15 and 16: Back Cut With A Slight Lean in the
Page 17 and 18: Small Diameter Chord Holding Wood (
Page 19 and 20: Holding Wood (Back Edge) Sighting S
Page 21 and 22: Improper Facing Issues • Barber-c
Page 23 and 24: Kerf Face (Saw Blade Thick) • Fac
Page 25 and 26: Dutchman Cut Across The Entire Face
Page 27 and 28: Vertically Angled Face Cut Back Cut
Page 29 and 30: Face Not Cleared Out On One Side Ba
Page 31 and 32: Significance of Tree Diameter Moder
Page 33 and 34: 8 Cleavage Line Holding Wood Back C
Page 35 and 36: Cleavage Line 6 Sweep Cut HW 3 4 He
Page 37 and 38: Lean Direction Opposite of Head Lea
Page 39: Head Lean Heavy & Side Lean Slight
Page 43 and 44: 1 Inch Head Lean -- Small Diameter
Page 45 and 46: Outline Felling in the Direction of
Page 47 and 48: Felling Trouble Shooting Tree Hang-
Page 49 and 50: Tree Hang-up Falling Tree Gets Hung
Page 51 and 52: Snag Felling A Snag May Fall At Any
Page 53: References Dent, Douglas D., Profes

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