More About Plunge Cutting

[Gypo Logger]

Thought I'd do a comprehesive vid of proper plunging techniques.
Gypo

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[WesternSaw]

Yukon

Tried to check it out,says video not available.
Lawrence

 

[boda65]

same here

 

[Gypo Logger]

Stay tuned, Youtube is processing it. Lol
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[04ultra]

Stay tuned, Youtube is processing it. Lol
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[sawinredneck]

I dunno John, that barberchair about kilt ya, the face was WAY to large and you pulled the fiber on some nice veneer wood.
Needs a little refinement I'm thinking :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Gypo Logger]

I dunno John, that barberchair about kilt ya, the face was WAY to large and you pulled the fiber on some nice veneer wood.
Needs a little refinement I'm thinking :hmm3grin2orange:

You got that right, I was very frightened when that wood came back at me. I knew I should have wedged it!
Gypo

 

[GASoline71]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

"...this is pretty big wood... "





Gary

 

[stihl 440]

You got that right, I was very frightened when that wood came back at me. I knew I should have wedged it!
Gypo

dude that is halarious...i like how ya rev the saw up while you talk....that takes the cake...lol...yea thats some pretty big wood there...lmfao....he11 i wouldn't have even brought the 372...ya need ATLEAST a 385 for THAT stuff....i doubt if even my 066 could handle it...lololololololololololol:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Cedarkerf]

Realy should practice on smaller stuff. You can use a dime tip carving bar to plunge on the smaller more managable trees.

 

[056kid]

Good thing you bore cut that pig. Who knows what would have happened with a conventional back cut. Its too scary for me to even think about!!

 

[funky sawman]

Good thing you bore cut that pig. Who knows what would have happened with a conventional back cut. Its too scary for me to even think about!!

gosh, your giving me shivers:help:

 

[slowp]

Aren't you supposed to wedge it? I have some baby wedges that I've used to get stuck windows open. They will work in large timber like that.

 

[boda65]

Good stuff! Thank God you survived that wicked barber chair. That was a close call. :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Cedarkerf]

Aren't you supposed to wedge it? I have some baby wedges that I've used to get stuck windows open. They will work in large timber like that.

Seen some videos here of guys wedging head leaners, any body got a clue why youd wedge a strong head leaner when falling it with the lean. Am I missing something.

 

[Burvol]

Does anyone get the thing about cutting from one side of a tree?

 

[hammerlogging]

Am I missing something.

GOLGW. that's GOL gone wrong.

GOL is simple, its a foundation to get someone to the "reasonably acceptable" level. When I am reviewing a potential faller, they must have a firm grasp of many of the techniques espoused by GOL, especially bore cutting and proper escape, not to say these are exclusively GOL techniques. BUT, if they want a job, they must have more than that. Its a 3 part puzzle to pass my test- safety, quality, and production. Production will suffer if you haven't adopted technique to maximize production based on the conditions at hand, while maintaining safe work practices, practices which vary based on those very conditions. Quality and safety may plummet if production is over valued reducing stem utilization and value recovery from the butt log- splinter pull, busted hinges, etc. Of you're safer than need be, production plummets, got to balance all three.

maybe that answers Burv's question too. Cause the saw hand in question is not fully capable- but, nowhere does GOL say you have to do everything from one side. But if you wnat ot up your numbers, you ought to be able to do everything from either side. If you want to participate in real logging, you MUST have production in mind.

 

[ckliff]

Maybe he meant to post this in the joke & funny pic forum.

 

[Metals406]

Seen some videos here of guys wedging head leaners, any body got a clue why youd wedge a strong head leaner when falling it with the lean. Am I missing something.

Cause unless they're 75° or more. . . They could come back on ya.

 

[056kid]

Does anyone get the thing about cutting from one side of a tree?

Its nice isent it? I mean when you dont have to go to the other side why do it? I think the GOL guys are big on plunging both sides behind the hinge. its what I have seen anyways. .