JanThorCro
ArboristSite Operative
Hey all.
I recently got to witness ignorance in action. I saw my first live “Barber Chair”.
My 1st mistake was thinking this guy knew what he was doing.
Here’s how it went. He had a 12" oak that had a really good lean to it and he was dropping it going with the lean. He began cutting the back cut on the tension side of the tree without cutting a notch 1st. After watching him for about 10 seconds the alarms in my head were pretty loud (Your gonna kill yourself...). I got his attention and told him he needed make a notch 1st, then the back cut. His notch consisted of a 3" deep horizontal cut into the tree. He goes back and continues the back cut. At this point I’m just thinking Barber Chair, Barber Chair... Slick as snot the tree barber chaired, it split up the spar about 4 feet, the top 3\4 of the tree pivoted to the ground and left the butt end of the spar about 4 feet in the air.
I am at the point in life where I will no longer work with or around unprofessional people. I wrote an email to the head of the organization that we were volunteering for, complete with recommendations and even a line stating it may be best for everyone if we weekend warriors were on a much tighter leash or even no longer allowed to do tree work for the sake of the future of the organization. I didn't get a response back and that worries me...
Thoughts anyone.
I recently got to witness ignorance in action. I saw my first live “Barber Chair”.
My 1st mistake was thinking this guy knew what he was doing.
Here’s how it went. He had a 12" oak that had a really good lean to it and he was dropping it going with the lean. He began cutting the back cut on the tension side of the tree without cutting a notch 1st. After watching him for about 10 seconds the alarms in my head were pretty loud (Your gonna kill yourself...). I got his attention and told him he needed make a notch 1st, then the back cut. His notch consisted of a 3" deep horizontal cut into the tree. He goes back and continues the back cut. At this point I’m just thinking Barber Chair, Barber Chair... Slick as snot the tree barber chaired, it split up the spar about 4 feet, the top 3\4 of the tree pivoted to the ground and left the butt end of the spar about 4 feet in the air.
I am at the point in life where I will no longer work with or around unprofessional people. I wrote an email to the head of the organization that we were volunteering for, complete with recommendations and even a line stating it may be best for everyone if we weekend warriors were on a much tighter leash or even no longer allowed to do tree work for the sake of the future of the organization. I didn't get a response back and that worries me...
Thoughts anyone.