Show us your stumps!

[Kodiak Kid]

Swung another Spruce snag today, and my ol' 660 with a chisel ground chain is Stihl throwing good size waste!

 

[AKTrailDog]

Wish we had bigger trees at times in these parts but......
Took some nice ones down yesterday but this one felt really good. Didn't want it to land in the parking area (more difficult clean up etc). Told my buddy I'd land it right next to the fire pit. He didn't think it could be done due to it's natural lean going into the parking area. Took it 120° off it's lean. Couple 10" stackable wedges did the trick no problem with a boring back cut. Free dinner from a friendly bet, ha!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Seldom do I use a conventional face. Usually only when cutting whips and small snags.

The small stump in the background is a conventional face with a SD swing cut.



I had both of these snags safely on the ground in well under a minute.

Cut safe, stay sharp, and be aware!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

If any of you (me included!) Think your a bad ass at cut'n timber or just running a powersaw? Better think again! Because this chick could probably school 95% of us on this website! If not more than 95% of us! My hard hat is off to this lady!

 

[pioneerguy600]

If any of you (me included!) Think your a bad ass at cut'n timber or just running a powersaw? Better think again! Because this chick could probably school 95% of us on this website! If not more than 95% of us! My hard hat is off to this lady!

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I may be wrong but I think she should have removed the wedge from the face cut before executing the back cut.She really appears to have done some logging and sawing beforehand.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

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I may be wrong but I think she should have removed the wedge from the face cut before executing the back cut.She really appears to have done some logging and sawing beforehand.

Funny you should mention. A lot of us went over this on the "Scrounging Firewood" thread.

Look closely. I garrante you. All the wood is completely out of that face cut!

 

[pioneerguy600]

I may be wrong but I think she should have removed the wedge from the face cut before executing the back cut.She really appears to have done some logging and sawing beforehand.

I didn`t have my readers on and that part of the tree trunk that has the bark missing just where the face cut meets the corner all looked the same color and texture, my bad.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

I didn`t have my readers on and that part of the tree trunk that has the bark missing just where the face cut meets the corner all looked the same color and texture, my bad.

It's all good. I also thought the same thing when I first saw it! I had to take a closer look myself.I thought to myself For someone who appears to be good with a saw? Dose she even know what the hells about to happen! Some guys on the other thread just couldn't be convinced that the face was out of the cut! took a bit of explaining and convincing . It's hard to tell without taking a real close look no doubt!

Cut safe, stay sharp, and be aware!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

 

[weimedog]

April....

 

[Olebarncat25]

 

[Reesedlightning]

Another victim of the 064. Used this opportunity to show my dad the advantage of the humboldt notch.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Couple pics of two different . Three stage soft dutchman swing cut's.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

I split a piece of the front side of each step with my axe. For a better look at the concept of a multiple step swinging Dutchman.
Just so you all know. The four wheeler nor the dog on the four wheeler were anywhere near this snag when I fell it.

Cut safe, stay sharp, and be aware!

 

[oldfortyfive]

What's the purpose of the multiple steps?

 

[Kodiak Kid]

What's the purpose of the multiple steps?

The installation of the steps are sloppy on my behalf because a couple of them criss cross. The purpose is because the snag had a pretty good amount of lean both back and out. Also, the snag had sound holding wood, but was very dry and missing it's top. In turn, making it very light compared to when it was alive with its top Stihl in tact. The multiple steps help swing the light wood around better. It probably would have swung with fewer steps than what your seeing. However I doubt it would have swung with less than three. Then again if you're better at swinging timber than me. Maybe it would have.

 

[fields_mj]

Did this at the end of February in the back yard. Measures 5' at the hinge. Mid June now and still cleaning some of it up

 

[Dodik]

Is this considered a stump?
First tree I climbed, got another 50 or so to go, luckily only have to climb half of them.

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

18" white oak

30" Hickory, real holding strength.
Both plunge cut.

 

[VW Splitter]

This is one I had to think about long and hard before cutting it. Probably one of the most dangerous trees I’ve stuck a saw in. A huge sycamore tree, heavy leaner, hollow and burnt after a fire in the area. 1/3 of the trunk was already gone. Was falling it just a little to the left of the lean. I really thought it would fall just as soon as I started sawing. Did a lot of sawing before it let go. Stump measured 54” x 11”. Good lord was looking after me.