imagineero
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I try to buy one very dense thing each year to try to wade through, as well as some small light stuff each month. I still havent had the courage to start wading through the molasses pool of shigo (and that may turn into a multi year paddle), but I'm trying to take my license up to the next level this year so I might start in on it this year.
Last year my dense move was the whole working climber DVD series by Gerry B and his fundamentals of tree work book. My light stuff was mostly tree ID spread out over the year. The book is a little dry and takes time to get through. The DVD's add up to 20 hours straight. Don't try to watch them all at once.
The DVD's are probably the best way to present this subject, but you do have to watch some of them a few times. I did anyway. Unlike a book, the pace of information is fixed, so not as much time to digest. You have to watch (sometimes only 40 minutes worth) then go away and think about it a couple days. Maybe come back and watch again. Then get on the web and ask some questions, Then watch again. Then take a bite of the next section and try to wrap your head around how that relates to the first section. I thought I had a pretty good grip on notches and back cuts until I watched series 3 part 1. Cost $280 plus delivery to aus, but to be honest I think it's underpriced. I got more out of some of the individual DVD's than I've gotten out of entire courses that cost $500+.
Shaun
Last year my dense move was the whole working climber DVD series by Gerry B and his fundamentals of tree work book. My light stuff was mostly tree ID spread out over the year. The book is a little dry and takes time to get through. The DVD's add up to 20 hours straight. Don't try to watch them all at once.
The DVD's are probably the best way to present this subject, but you do have to watch some of them a few times. I did anyway. Unlike a book, the pace of information is fixed, so not as much time to digest. You have to watch (sometimes only 40 minutes worth) then go away and think about it a couple days. Maybe come back and watch again. Then get on the web and ask some questions, Then watch again. Then take a bite of the next section and try to wrap your head around how that relates to the first section. I thought I had a pretty good grip on notches and back cuts until I watched series 3 part 1. Cost $280 plus delivery to aus, but to be honest I think it's underpriced. I got more out of some of the individual DVD's than I've gotten out of entire courses that cost $500+.
Shaun
