A whole set of pictures of the little one man at work, on ponderosa pine. Also a wolds finest connecticut in a boys axe handle. Sweet, lightweight combo that can do real work!
Usually I bark it first
Saw in the face. I made sure the handle was mounted at 90 to the back of the blade on this saw. It's a very accurate gunning sight. Make sure to remember you're sighting down the edge from the sump, not center of tree, and you can lay it right down. This tree, I wanted to hit the left half of that stump out there. Not the one covered in snow, but that one just behind.
Jump ahead to show how well it works. You can see where it impacted in second pic. So that was within a couple inches of target.
Rewind......Chop out the face once sawn in. No dutchmans, no over chopped corners.
BackCut time.
Look up a lot, listen a lot, saw a lot.
I am a believer in getting this done once you're faced up, as quickly as possible.
If I can, I saw from the poor side first, and get the back and corner where I want it. Then work the good side to finish, and escape. Setting the far corner first will keep the tree from pulling because of thick holding wood on one side, if it falls earlier than you anticipated.
Pretty smart to get a wedge in there when you can, even if you don't think you'll need it.
You can always watch it stand up or droop as an indicator of what your tree is doing.
There she lays!
Usually I bark it first
Saw in the face. I made sure the handle was mounted at 90 to the back of the blade on this saw. It's a very accurate gunning sight. Make sure to remember you're sighting down the edge from the sump, not center of tree, and you can lay it right down. This tree, I wanted to hit the left half of that stump out there. Not the one covered in snow, but that one just behind.
Jump ahead to show how well it works. You can see where it impacted in second pic. So that was within a couple inches of target.
Rewind......Chop out the face once sawn in. No dutchmans, no over chopped corners.
BackCut time.
Look up a lot, listen a lot, saw a lot.
I am a believer in getting this done once you're faced up, as quickly as possible.
If I can, I saw from the poor side first, and get the back and corner where I want it. Then work the good side to finish, and escape. Setting the far corner first will keep the tree from pulling because of thick holding wood on one side, if it falls earlier than you anticipated.
Pretty smart to get a wedge in there when you can, even if you don't think you'll need it.
You can always watch it stand up or droop as an indicator of what your tree is doing.
There she lays!
