What size bar were you using? Not to be critical, but looks like you were all over the map on your cuts.
I was using a 20 and yes all over the map. Perfectly fine, I posted this precisely to be criticized and for otherr guys help once that happens. We are all trying to learn to be better and safer cutters.
I changed my mind on the line a little, because of where I wanted to be for my escape route on the final back cut, and I still wasn't sure of my angles, so I adjusted. Nothing was going to match up well, my eyeballs were off that day. . Stepped back to look at it and readjusted a little.
I failed to leave a holding strip of any kind with that, when I should have. I did use a wedge though, but in the back, which made the potential for an early break worse I think.worse. I didn't like that cut, but once committed I wasn't going to leave it half cut.
When those leaners break, man, a lot of force there gets released. I *was* uphill at an angle moving fast when it broke though. Got to a creak noise, that's it, I vamoosed.
I sure would like a do over on that one, But oh well, on the ground, I ain't broken, saw ain't broken, and it fell where it needed to go. Like I said, I give myself a D+ on that. An E would be a chair, an F and I wouldn't be posting very much.... I just posted it up because it fit in the thread and avoiding chairs is a good idea.