can you notch a tree and have it go 50 % into the tree like so
if not why not?
i was also curious if you or have known people cut a tree down like this
the first one could kill you easily if the ghinge moved up 10 feet and it chaired you, the secound one WILL kill you. dont try it.
Nothing wrong with the first one, people who say so dont know what they are talking about.
could you explain the terminoligy better i dont understand those fancy falling words. the second one i will admit i have used a few times on those trees with an EXTREME lean.
WOW 1947wdx...that was an awesome video...that was the worst barberchair I have seen since Henry Stamper got mashed in "Sometimes a great notion" :jawdrop:
Bounty Hunter
I'm not the most experienced feller here, but wouldn't the deep 50% notch also make it more difficult to make a deep enough backcut to get a wedge in behind the saw on some trees? On a tree that has even a slight lean toward the backcut (or even no lean with a little wind toward the backcut), the holding wood may pull or even break completely before you get a wedge in there. Not safe.
And yes, I've used deeper notches, but only rarely when the situation calls for it.[/QUOTE/]
A big benefit of a 50% face is where the holding wood comes from, the center of the tree, IMO this can really help with bad side leaners cause its positioning.
Here's an example of a "barber chair" Can't embed this one as it is "turned off by request"...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YAf61zz5VU
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