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Veneer cutting
2dogs:
With regard to:
"We Cut A lot Of Veneer Tress In This Area And I Bore The Centers Out And Use The Root Flanges To Hold The Tree Up Then I Cut The Front And Then The Back Flanges You Can Use The Root Flanges To Swing The Trees This Is Probably The Safest Method For Hardwoods This Also gets You Get Low On The Stump Easier"
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There is a cutting technique where there is no face or a very very small face, and then the entire center of the tree is bored (wedge supported as needed - not driven hard but just pinching prevention),
leaving typically four corners to cut in a manner that allows for a little control.
Emphasis is on "with the lean".
Pro: saves all the butt log that doesn't break. No hinge pull, no face defect. The lowest stump possible.
Con: reduced control, log breakage increased if on taller trees - topography, death to faller due to loss of directional control.
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I do not believe this is an approved falling method by anyone other than those wanting that perfect butt hardwood log who own the mill. I have never heard of it on the West Coast.
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However, it does seem logical that this method would have a substantially reduced barber chair risk.
2dogs:
With regard to:
"We Cut A lot Of Veneer Tress In This Area And I Bore The Centers Out And Use The Root Flanges To Hold The Tree Up Then I Cut The Front And Then The Back Flanges You Can Use The Root Flanges To Swing The Trees This Is Probably The Safest Method For Hardwoods This Also gets You Get Low On The Stump Easier"
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There is a cutting technique where there is no face or a very very small face, and then the entire center of the tree is bored (wedge supported as needed - not driven hard but just pinching prevention),
leaving typically four corners to cut in a manner that allows for a little control.
Emphasis is on "with the lean".
Pro: saves all the butt log that doesn't break. No hinge pull, no face defect. The lowest stump possible.
Con: reduced control, log breakage increased if on taller trees - topography, death to faller due to loss of directional control.
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I do not believe this is an approved falling method by anyone other than those wanting that perfect butt hardwood log who own the mill. I have never heard of it on the West Coast.
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However, it does seem logical that this method would have a substantially reduced barber chair risk.
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