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Old 12th March 2008, 11:22 AM   #15 (permalink)
blair duncanson
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Default Re: Instructional video from Germany

Good video. Looks like they were working on Fagus sylvatica??Odd when i see the 'gob' cut being started on the horizontal. Commencing on the vertical means you can see when the horizontal meeting the vertical, true front hinge everytime. Finishing the fell, i was taught to come down on an angle as it keeps you in a safe zone incase the last splinter pings back. Difficult without diagrams. Perhaps if rot is suspected, gob can be cut before buttressing to give you a better idea of the extent of rot. Retained buttresses could help with an angled fell?
Just ideas, basics in vid i think were sound.
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