You misunderstood my post about the "block-out" style Humboldt. I said the block-out style Humboldt came first and then the modified Humboldt (where the bottom cut is angled towards the ground) came along...it was easier to cut the block-out style with crosscuts, and then 'snipe' the front off...either top or bottom. The modified Humboldt was the standard when I went to work in the woods in '90, we just weren't cutting timber big enough to warrant a block-out style cut. Further directional control could be established by leaving a gap where the flat and angled cuts meet on the modern Humboldt...
Finesse does take time to acquire, regardless of the industry. It takes time to build skills and learn control. If we were to take you out of the woods and put you in a helicopter, you wouldn't be smooth or have much finesse right away. However, if you trained and worked with someone who was experienced and could show you the right moves, you'd get it eventually. Most new cutters are painful to watch...
The reason why I mentioned the e-bay deal is that I thought it was quite interesting that you were not willing to communicate with me when I was a customer with a problem, but you wanted to communicate when you though I was 'bagging' on your style. That's very telling of how you operate...
You never mentioned family problems or anything to me (if you had said something, anything- it wouldn't have been an issue.) And it did take two months to get the parts. What you finally told me was that you were busy with work and simply did not have time to ship the parts. I made it known to you immediately and was very easy-going about the situation. You created the acrimony and animosity. I was fixing up saws for log cutter buddies of mine that took a Superior contract down by Gold Beach and needed the extra saws. When I decided you weren't going to send the parts I simply bought new ones. No worries there. I'll gladly send your parts back though.
Your defensive reactions tell me everything I need to know...
For starters. I would like to say that I am very sorry to here about your brother. No one should have to have that happen to them. Especially because some a-hole did not do their job correctly, or professionally for that matter. There were some guys around here pulling that stuff but, thankfully, the economy has weeded most of them out. Segue way, I was pulled out of a strip and the first thing the next morning the new cutter was being packed out, never to cut logs again. The 'tricky stuff' was already finished but I am thinking maybe somebody did not understand what they were looking at. Back now. My policy is and has been for quite awhile to 'narc' myself off first. It is most critical to try and communicate with the riggin' crew directly about any and all seen potential hazards. < Sometimes they roll their eyes??? If you leave it, say it! < I write this without under tones, only sincerity.
Now to address the personality comments. If you would have said extremely sarcastic, buttface, snide, or anal, then yes. Defensive is just not it, though. The anal portion lends itself to the long and detailed (boring?) responses. The rest are self-evident.
Last time on this, for me anyway. I remember apologzing profusely in a blanket email to 6 or 8 customers for my tardyness with an explaination. Maybe it never showed in your box... And maybe that is why I do not remember anything "easy going" coming from your side. It took about two weeks for me to get the parts "in the mail". When the order actually showed I cannot be positive - behind at work < out of town < dealing with family matters.... For that, I will apologize again. The" it took two months" comment could be courtesy of the U.S.P.S. I had a few packages not arrive at there intended destinations. Then people get pissy (usually in a very short time span) and I send them their $ back + shipping, etc. etc. Somehow though the parts never get returned??? Or the times eBay changes the format and your orders do not show up in the right area, but yet they are still registering as posted by the ebay techs. Furthermore, I will make a special trip to the PO the same day if at all possible. Lastly, I did a little reasearch, as far as I could tell, a negative assessment was not left regarding the transaction in question. Since the oppurtunity to leave negitive feedback was not taken advantage of at the appropriate time, then in my humble opinion, to bring it up here was uncalled for and underhanded.
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I expect that kind of behavior from my 8 year old. In summation, I never found a request for a refund in my email or eBay email? I do not have e.s.p., addmitedly. My offer still stands on refunding your money for the eBay parts. The ball's in your court. I am now officially DONE with the eBay tirade.
It is not neccessarily about communicating with anyone in particular. It is about setting the record straight. You make blanket statements that are not necessarily accurate. Like I make 'dumb and foolish' moves, this , without being there to SEE the situation in person. To know how long I have been looking at, scheming, thinking about it, or what is NOT seen that was done to facilitate the maneuver. Just to let you know, it is not me that looks foolish when commentary like that is made. There is a misstatement in the first sentence of this quote where you mention the "'snipe' the front off...either top or bottom "
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. For clarifcation purposes, a 'snipe' is taken out of the stump and a 'scarf' is taken out of the butt of the tree. Again, these are done for timing issues you need for the individual tree.
Regarding the modified Humboldt being the standard when you went to work in the 90's, that was a regional 'thing', for your specific locale. There were still fallers using the original around here. Additionally, I did not think the miss understanding was in the reading, but rather, in the writing. It reads backward to me. I first came across the post talking about the modified Humboldt without the modified part being stated. If someone is going to get 'in depth' about cutting technique then they need to be acc-u -rat about it, just my opinion though. I use so called miss matched (gap) undercuts with the modified Humboldt, the farmer, the halfy - 1/2 farmer 1/2 modified Humboldt, and Humboldt (on occasion) style faces all the time. Most notably, when the gap is larger on one side to try and leverage the tree a certain way or compensate for ???. It can bite you in the butt when there are holding wood issues, however. (the last sentence is for any would be tree assassins)
Finesse, in my humble opinion, can be learned over time yes. Taught, no. You might be able to speed the process up a little. Mistakes have to be made first (sometimes repeatedly) by the faller or whoever. Finesse is an internal thing. It is up to the individual, period. I have seen guys that started out being able to tear up an anvil, and with time, can tear it up faster. Although, we might be measuring the same thing, just talking about it from different angles.
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