letigre

'fish' cut, sounds interesting. im a visual person and i need to see a real diagram and do it for myself. the idea of weakening a hinge to save timber splitting makes sense, but the whole thing sounds too complicated. why not just use a center bore or key hole bore, set a small hinge and cut the strap? butt tie the base to the trunk to save it going walkabout? i dont know maybe theres something im missing. how does a fish tail hold the trunk still? ill see if i can find something on the internet that explains it further, it might also be useful for felling trees on slopes if it really does work.