When felling
1 Pm plan the direction ol fall
and your own escape route at
<15 to the direction ot la!1
When logging
How you should cut depends on how
the log is supported
- Supported along its whole
length
make one downward cut but
avoid cutting earth as this
will Muni your saw chain very
quickly
2 Cul 1 /3 ol the diameter ol the tree
nonzontally on the side you want it
to tall Then cut down Irom above
to make a notch of about 45'’ This
way you'will avoid pinching the saw
Direction ol tail
3 Make a single felling cut horn the
o'her side but stop belore you cut
through to the notch
4 Drive a wedge or wedges into the
telling cut lo open it and drop the
tree
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Supported at both ends
first cut 1/3 down, to avoid
splintering
Supported at one end
first cut 1/3 up. lo avoid
splintering
then cul down, to prevent pinching.
On a slope
Always stand on the uphill side
Downhill side
When lim bing -
Keep the log otl the ground
Don’t remove supporting limbs until
you have cut the log into lengths
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