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Ok pop quiz! On the oak pulled stump how did I do my back cut? I always like figuring out other people's stumps. Even old rotten ones I find in the woods.
You and me both this rain over here just won't give up I swear I need to invest in a row boat here soon.
It looks like you cut the far side off first, then pulled it towards u'r root supported holding wood to turn it right or hold it from going left
And... how?
Above my pay grade!
Naw i was confusing in how i asked. I backbarred the back cut. Thats what i was looking for. I put the dutchman in first then brought it around to gun. Finished the face. Then put the saw in the kerf in the back and walked it towards the pull side. Putting the dutchman in as your first step can tell you some things about the tree even before you have the face out. Starting the back cut from the kerf i first created seems to give the best movement when i absolutely need it. If im not overly concerned i will start my back cut on the pull corner, work to the other side and then back to pull side to finish. This can sometimes lead to a mismatch in cuts which forms a shelf of wood that has to break and can effect the overall fluidity of movement. I also start my back cut from the dutchman kerf when i know i will need a wedge to get things moving. A clean, single kerf is ideal when wedging a dutchman to start the swing.
Maybe it is you that is brittle old man! The easier the tree chairs, the better she will pull.
Tis true. Long fibers.
Thats true. Basswood doesn't chair but will pull like mad. Aspen too. They will split, just not chair prone. I feel pretty old n stiff by the time i go to bed every night.
