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Treelore · 23rd April 2008, 07:30 AM

Sean this entire thread is of a scarf being placed in a direction that the tree is not expected to fall!!! That in itself is bad practice which noone picked up on. To think that it is even an acceptable practice to teach tearing of the hingewood in order to place a tree is lunacy. The acceptable code of practice has been written in order to stop such ridiculous forms of malpractice and many have died and many research institutions do nothing but look at bio-chemistry and fibre of timber to ascertain exactly what we have in todays terms of safe felling. These are tried and true methods that are beyond reproach at this particular juncture. That as said, to recommend anything other than the COP is illegal and to suggest that there is a better way of doing things without being in approval of the COP is a great way to get in real trouble. Hingewood is an essential component of felling leaning trees because the additional hinge offers more resistance so keeping a tree straighter for longer. These are basic standards and at this point the wheel is not going to be reinvented! Oh and Sean Bore cutting and quarter cutting are a standardized forestry way of cutting hazardous and leaning trees that require differentiation in hinge thickness!!

23rd April 2008, 07:30 AM	#26 (permalink)
Treelore Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brisbane Posts: 112	Re: Training style vid - felling a side leaner, most viewed video in my collection Sean this entire thread is of a scarf being placed in a direction that the tree is not expected to fall!!! That in itself is bad practice which noone picked up on. To think that it is even an acceptable practice to teach tearing of the hingewood in order to place a tree is lunacy. The acceptable code of practice has been written in order to stop such ridiculous forms of malpractice and many have died and many research institutions do nothing but look at bio-chemistry and fibre of timber to ascertain exactly what we have in todays terms of safe felling. These are tried and true methods that are beyond reproach at this particular juncture. That as said, to recommend anything other than the COP is illegal and to suggest that there is a better way of doing things without being in approval of the COP is a great way to get in real trouble. Hingewood is an essential component of felling leaning trees because the additional hinge offers more resistance so keeping a tree straighter for longer. These are basic standards and at this point the wheel is not going to be reinvented! Oh and Sean Bore cutting and quarter cutting are a standardized forestry way of cutting hazardous and leaning trees that require differentiation in hinge thickness!! Last edited by Treelore : 23rd April 2008 at 08:09 AM.