When you are happy with the hinge, cut in the other direction, away.

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TREE FELLING TECHNIQUES MANUAL - WIMLC. 2. Cut out as much wood as needed so the bar will reach from both sides. Remove the saw. 3. Start a bore cut at the normal level for a back cut, again using the lower quadrant of the bar. 4. Bore straight in, leaving enough hinge wood for the size of the tree.

Walk the saw back, cutting approximately half the tree.

The second cut should also connect to the inner portion of the first cut.

Dec 09, Put the teeth of the handsaw 1–2 feet (– m) above the tree’s roots and move it back and forth to create a horizontal cut. Continue cutting through the tree until you’ve made it ⅓ of the way through.

This may be easier to do with a 2-handled saw and a helper. Hold the saw with 2 hands%(6). Dec 20, Make the lower cut. Go to the side of the tree and begin working your way to the back. Once you are inches from the angle of the hinge cut, stop. In some cases, the tree will begin to topple at this point. If not Insert wedges and hammer until the tree begins to topple.

Quickly move away from the tree while maintaining eye contact with it/5(8). How to cut down or fell a tree using a chainsaw safely. Cutting down a tree, also known as felling a tree, requires careful planning and a high degree of skill.

It’s a potentially dangerous job that’s best left to trained professionals. However, if the tree is a manageable size, you.