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A
Conventional cut
Open-face technique
Making sapwood cuts
A = felling notch - determines the
A = felling notch - determines the
:
:
:
For medium sized or larger trees
make cuts at both sides of the trunk,
at same height as subsequent
felling cut.
direction of the fall
direction of the fall
For a conventional cut:
For an open-face cut:
:
Properly place felling notch
perpendicular to the line of fall,
close to the ground
:
Properly place felling notch
perpendicular to the line of fall,
close to the ground
Cut to no more than width of guide
bar.
This is especially important in
softwood in summer - it helps
prevent sapwood splintering when
the tree falls.
:
Cut down at app. 45-degree angle
to a depth of about 1/5 to 1/4 of the
trunk diameter
:
Cut down at app. 50-degree angle
to a depth of app.1/5 to 1/4 of the
trunk diameter
:
:
Make second cut horizontal
Remove resulting 45-degree piece
:
:
Make second cut from below at app.
40 degree angle
Remove resulting 90-degree piece
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