> If the tip of the bar is even slightly out, there's a increased risk of cutting
> through hinge without even realising.
That's why he starts sawing well behind the hinge pointing the saw blade backwards, and then moved slowly forward while watching the tip of the saw blade on the other side.
> Still, the video was most enjoyable, any more where that came from?
Not on that site, but I'll post more when I come across other interesting instructional videos if you people don't mind.
I originally feared it might be too long for non-German speakers, with all that safety bullshit talk at the beginning...
> What sort of trees were they?
Not 100% sure, but they look like some beech species to me. Which is a very common tree around here, with a hard and heavy wood, very popular for furniture and an excellent firewood.
Some pictures:
Fagus sylvatica - Wikimedia Commons Rotbuche – Wikipedia, die freie Enzyklopädie European Beech - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
> Seemed to be a man made forest but I wasn't familiar with those trees.
Many of the forests look like that over here, due to centuries of exploitation, at least in the lowland areas. Not much wilderness left, unfortunately.