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Felling:
As you can see from this picture, this tree needs some clearing from out around it
before it can be safely felled. The saplins to the right of the tree need to be
removed and the old spruce top from a past logging operation needs to be moved
as well. Also notice the pronounced lean of this tree. It is leaning the exact
opposite of the direction I want it to land.
before it can be safely felled. The saplins to the right of the tree need to be
removed and the old spruce top from a past logging operation needs to be moved
as well. Also notice the pronounced lean of this tree. It is leaning the exact
opposite of the direction I want it to land.
Here the saw has just completed the face notch. Note how deep the notch is,
allowing the tree to pivot almost all the way to the ground before that angle is taken
up and it "snaps" off the stump. This is important to safety as the tree does not
jump back at you after breaking off it's hinge. You should also take note of the top
handle of the saw. That handle tells you exactly where that tree will fall. Good
loggers can often drive a stake in the ground, and drop a tree right on top of it by
carefully lining that handle up with the stake.
allowing the tree to pivot almost all the way to the ground before that angle is taken
up and it "snaps" off the stump. This is important to safety as the tree does not
jump back at you after breaking off it's hinge. You should also take note of the top
handle of the saw. That handle tells you exactly where that tree will fall. Good
loggers can often drive a stake in the ground, and drop a tree right on top of it by
carefully lining that handle up with the stake.
Here I have set the aluminum wedge. While it is hard to see in this picture, it is
located in the back cut between the wooden handle of the maul and the
chainbreak of the chainsaw. It is just tapped in to hold it in position. This keeps the
tree from leaning back onto my saw and pinching it. I will hammer it home after all
the cuts I need to make a completed.
located in the back cut between the wooden handle of the maul and the
chainbreak of the chainsaw. It is just tapped in to hold it in position. This keeps the
tree from leaning back onto my saw and pinching it. I will hammer it home after all
the cuts I need to make a completed.
Okay, here is my Plan B in action. I have hammered the aluminum wedge in as far
as it would go to no avail. Next I cut my own hardwood wedge and have set it in
this picture. The tree is balanced at this point so I could take a picture. A few more
whacks with the sledge hammer brought the tree crashing down right where I
wanted it.
as it would go to no avail. Next I cut my own hardwood wedge and have set it in
this picture. The tree is balanced at this point so I could take a picture. A few more
whacks with the sledge hammer brought the tree crashing down right where I
wanted it.
