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Old 6th April 2007, 12:49 PM   #9 (permalink)
Tim Craig
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Location: Glasgow, Scotland
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Originally Posted by Kevin View Post
Tim, do you know why it's done in the manner you describe?
It is the proper method.
I always assumed that it was because you can judge the direction of fell much better by doing the top cut first, you can see the sight lines on the saw(Husqvarna+Stihl). It also allows for a more comfortable hand position which in turn allows for more precise control of the saw and direction of fell.

Just seemed to make perfect sense when I was shown it.

Why do some people do the undercut first?

TC
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