No, I’m still not getting it. There is no bypass when I put my face notch in, I didn’t cross over the bottom cut with the top angle cut.
then I start the back cut on the far left side and bring it around. Put a wedge in, then chased the hinge using the top of the bar.
Ifnh, is the kerf shelf you mention, the four inches in the sapwood next to the holding wood on the log? Left is standing behind the stump as in the picture. Are you saying I create this when doing my back cut?
I used to frame so to me “kerf” is the width of the saw blade on the back cut.
The fracture I see is in the bottom right where the butt is sitting on the stump, is that what your referring to?