Greeting from Northern California. Yes...the 395 is a great saw. Plenty of power for stumping! Anyways, thanks for being a part of the channel, and stay safe out there in Vermont.

@@norcaltimberfaller1943 Looking at the 592 XP next, it looks pretty badass.

Yes....I really like the 592. Very smooth....very good stumping power! This is the first one I have owned and I love it!

Thanks

Thanks for the compliment. I am glad you are finding the videos useful .

Thanks for being a new subscriber. Happy to have you on board !

And 10 months later you've cracked a thousand. Keep it up!!

Your welcome☺

Normally cutting it flush or slightly above the face cut is best. On a Jack tree or a hard wedging tree it is not a bad idea to cut an inch or two above the face cut. This gives a little more wedging or jacking power and can make it slightly easier to lift.

​@@norcaltimberfaller1943what XP saw is that? That thing rips!

I've been wondering what technique for that too! (not that I plan to try anytime soon) beautiful perfection. I've been watching men in timber my whole life, much respect.

There is really no substitute for practice when it come to matching up cuts. Even with practice it's hard to be perfect every time, because of all the variations in terrain that force a guy to be in different positions all the time. I can suggest that if a guy is going to be a little off on the far side , when meeting the bottom cut to the top cut, it is better to be a little under your top cut. That way you can just knock it out with your axe. Versus matching up with your top cut to soon , wich leaves a Dutchmen . That's harder to deal with. Because you have to reach in with your bar and fix it. Versus a couple wacks with your axe. Long story short if your a little off, better to be off a little low, then a little high.

Practice.

@@norcaltimberfaller1943 Thanks

I like how you sight in the bottom face cut to match the top before you start, also starting more towards the center than on the edge,

Thanks, I appreciate the good feed back.

excatly..no bs.

@@norcaltimberfaller1943 Please correct me if I'm wrong but, I thought the cut you showed here was a modified Humboldt. I enjoy your channel and appreciate your hard work, I am just trying to figure out from what I was taught, thankyou very much!!!

Just to make sure the words are coming through clearly....much harder to do when the saw is idling.

I believe that is the 572 in that video

Start with the corner you can see and try to visualize the angle to the corner you can't see... if your going to error... go low ...usually knocks out and is fine... coming up to high is harder to fix

I use the humboldt cut most of the time. The reason is that it is better to remove the face from the stump. A standard or conventional cut removes wood from the actual log portion of the tree. It needs to either be "squared up" or measured with more trim. Either way there is some wood lost. It is not a huge deal to choose a standard cut over a Humboldt. It is just expected that a timber faller will use Humboldt face cuts in the area I work. I work in Humboldt County by the way .

@@norcaltimberfaller1943 is there also an issue with one type of cut will make the tree fall closer to the stump and another type will make the tree bounce off the cut and shoot forward? or am I on the wrong track here.

You are correct. You can use a "steep snipe" to drop the butt fast and close to the stump. A standard cut tends to slide the tree forward a little. A Humboldt with a steep snipe tends to drop the butt close to the stump.

Humboldts are used to save board footage on the log. It is a timber fallers cut and there is no reason to use it otherwise.

@@Jimo225 If you cut a narrow face the tree tips over and snaps off when the face closes making the tree, or branch, jump out. A more open face allows the tree to hit the ground before it lets go keeping the log closer to the stump. I have been a tree climber for 38 years and use these techniques daily on and off the ground.

Mmmm... sorry to hear you did not find anything instructional in that video... I have plenty of other videos with instructional type content since that one did not please you...