Mikejeakins
Gold Member
looks like you are doing pretty good to me.
Tractors and wood! Show your pics
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goeduck
Super Member
Fantastic cut on that bad boy. Nice video. !!
groundcover
Veteran Member
No kidding, well done, especially for being your first time !
goeduck
Super Member
I am always amazed that the weight of a tree that size does not crush the hinge.
BackRoad
Veteran Member
I've got to try the Humboldt..seems you may end up cutting a bit more to remove the shallower wedge...
...but loved how the tree almost seemed to spring forward a few feet, clearing away from the stump!
...but loved how the tree almost seemed to spring forward a few feet, clearing away from the stump!
Skeans1
Platinum Member
It’s always amazing what you can do with a second growth Doug fir, I’d be interested how hard it really is vs some hardwoods. Last time I looked at a Janka hardness test it was done on 40 year old vs something with those tight rings.
Skeans1
Platinum Member
This might help with how to take the face out. When something is oversized of the bar I try to still do everything from one side of the tree so I’ll start in the center of my face and swing the bar over to make the far side of my sight cut this takes some practice to get right. Afterwards I’ll work on my sight side actually sighting in my cut then start taking the face out from my sight side completely you’ll feel that part of the face free up, then it’s walking the tip of the bar around at the same angle till stuff meets up. If something is oversized it doesn’t hurt to carry two log tapes to use as gun sticks in the corners of your face.
arrow
Super Member
The Humbolt is good for stems going to the mill. Also, western logging is dealing with large trees where even a "wedge" can weigh more than 150 lbs. The Humbolt makes the wedge sort of fall out rather than have to be wrestled out. It is good however if the tree has a lot of swell out at the bottom where the wedge can get rather large.
For the average weekend wood chuck, the traditional 45* on the upside is preferable in my mind.
The reason being is the wood cutter is always dealing with a mitigation of the saw's weight as a result of a downward or horizontal cut.
Also, a lot of "occasional cutters" aren't sharpening their saws to pro standards making an upward cut more difficult.
What is essential is that the wedge cuts should meet as exactly as one can muster.
Not doing so can cause a tree to hang and subsequently barber chair.
For the average weekend wood chuck, the traditional 45* on the upside is preferable in my mind.
The reason being is the wood cutter is always dealing with a mitigation of the saw's weight as a result of a downward or horizontal cut.
Also, a lot of "occasional cutters" aren't sharpening their saws to pro standards making an upward cut more difficult.
What is essential is that the wedge cuts should meet as exactly as one can muster.
Not doing so can cause a tree to hang and subsequently barber chair.
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goeduck
Super Member
Another awesome video of a big NW tree. Nice work!
