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@HunterCranfield-qn2rt 12 күн бұрын
Boring out the heart would have saved the tree, if you are going to cut like that you have to stay in there and cut more if the hinge so it doesn’t split
@Mr11ESSE111 27 күн бұрын
Lucky for him that tree dont stay up on heigh
@mcpiddler1135 Ай бұрын
Those are good looking slabs! I get tired of watching WoodMizer mills and really enjoy seeing the occasional Cook's mill since I also have one. Keep them coming.
@boundlessone Ай бұрын
All brand new gear indicates no experience whatsoever
@TheWildWestMill Ай бұрын
Pretty tough the barber chair a beech tree. More likely I could see maybe hickory or white oak red oak ash
@deanwilson6808 Ай бұрын
If you talked any slower you never cut a log
@timnezbeth1321 Ай бұрын
I had to research and see what a Barber Chair cut is, because one of my neighbors just got killed from something that went wrong doing this. BE CAREFUL Ya'll !
@w6qd 2 ай бұрын
The tree barber-chaired because the cutter was using a Husqvarna chainsaw.
@paulhealey2984 2 ай бұрын
I dont think these. Clowns know what they're doing.
@jeffreylocke590 2 ай бұрын
Well ya, clearly you’re inexperienced. Your wedge is way too shallow. Saw doesn’t cut because chain is dull. Cut some smaller trees for experience for a couple of weeks. Also do a little reading.
@simd510 2 ай бұрын
Can I please ask you a question: I watched your barber chair video, and a lot of the comments were suggesting that your notch/face cut is to shallow and you should have gone 1/3 in to the tree. Did you ever figure out if this was one of your issues when cutting down that tree? I cut trees similar to what you did in the video- vertical face cut to 80% dbh - which typical does not reach 1/3 into the tree. Id like to learn from your experience with that barber chair tree and im wondering if the depth of the notch was a factor. Thank you. Also great video on TSI.
@foresthomestead 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the Question. From all the research I have done and I have looked at some reliable sources, They are wrong. Cutting deeper into the tree will only make it more likely to barber chair. You are putting force on less wood, making it more likely to split.
@chrispope5147 4 ай бұрын
Stuff happens some times.
@foresthomestead 4 ай бұрын
It sure does. Thanks for watching.
@northtrailadventure6054 4 ай бұрын
Please dont give advice on what you know nothing about, Im sorry to be blunt, but youve earned it~! First strap the tree, and seek professional advice ~! You're both a joke as it comes to falling, and using a chainsaw. Your son could of been killed~!
@rrae648 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video! This was helpful.
@Billy_bSLAYER 5 ай бұрын
Greetings from Randolph, NY
@foresthomestead 5 ай бұрын
Back atcha, I go through Randolph occasionally
@craigkay7891 5 ай бұрын
Way too shallow wedge cut ! Dangerous !
@Glen-uy4jt 5 ай бұрын
I agree, face cut was a way too shallow.
@jeffsim8664 5 ай бұрын
He just stood there watching it split.. mist guys you see with a barber chair run like hell and ask questions later.. holy shoot dude. Get the hell away
@mriguy3202 5 ай бұрын
If you turned the tank upside down and backwards before cutting it, you could have used that old fill fitting for the forced air blower to the firebox. Did you add a grate for under the wood inside the box? It might also make it hotter if you extended the chimney, forcing more air through. This looks great.
@stereotypo1 6 ай бұрын
If you put a heavy strap or chain above the cut, would that prevent a barber chair?
@foresthomestead 6 ай бұрын
That would help but it is easier to use one of several cutting techniques to eliminate the chances of a barber chair.
@stereotypo1 6 ай бұрын
@@foresthomestead "...eliminate the chances..." You mean "...reduce the chances..."?
@consentofthegoverned5145 6 ай бұрын
That tree was safe to cut- about 18 inches higher... with a 1/3rd front cut instead of 1/5th. Even without the title and audio I could have told you that tree was destined to barber chair with that cut, and I'm hardly an expert. He did NOT do everything right- He did everything wrong.
@adi7795 6 ай бұрын
And always or most of the time have a escaping route 45 degree angle away from the three When I see it to BC I was saying to myself move away 45 degrees fast. The comments before me are very learning from Thank you for taking the time to to explain
@TH-cl5be 6 ай бұрын
least you got a flat side already for the saw bench lol
@jimcurrier3922 6 ай бұрын
I like the sawmill videos.
@bayview63 6 ай бұрын
Nice. I see many people putting a center cross brace. Do you think it’s necessary?
@foresthomestead 6 ай бұрын
No, with the internal ribs in the pan we have not seen any bowing.
@2infinites 7 ай бұрын
Besides the bad notch, I noriced aomething else. Your exit path is filled with small trees, sticks and brush. You did a poor job of clearing your exit. You can never clean it up too much. When the tree barber chaired, if you had been cuaght off guard and needed to turn to run, you'd have smacked right into that small tree (the one your hand was on as you watched it fall). Also, you shoukd have been LONG GONE when you saw it starting to barber chair, not standing by admiring your work.
@alfredbutterfield5129 7 ай бұрын
I like your videos keep up the good work.
@LarryThomas-mi4jc 7 ай бұрын
Would a cargo strap keep away barber chair? 14:28
@foresthomestead 7 ай бұрын
I believe a large trucking type strap could help. The issue is knowing that the tree is likely to barber chair. There are better ways to prevent it with the chainsaw in your hands.
@bburgess05 Ай бұрын
As OP said, enough of a strap may, but the plunge cut technique, especially on beech is the best option, in my opinion. The last thing you want is to retain tension, then have it release (if using a strap). Which could result in unexpected risks. The operator in this video was cutting within the safe zone on the first tree, though should have gotten much further away when the tree barbed chaired. They can occassionally whip back. Off to the rear 45 degrees on either side is considered safe, when executing a proper fall. Keeping a safe escape route. The other option is to back cut quickly so that the weight of the tree carries through the tension before the stress relieves through the middle fibers. In the first video, I feel, if the OP had cut a reference line from the face cut to the rear, then cut straight through, placed a wedge, then cut to the hinge, this tree may not have barber chaired either. Hard to say. We have all had trees surprise us with unknown stress. Especially in states with wild temperature swings.
@luigicristiani7709 7 ай бұрын
A question; he is a professional specialist as far as we can see but... I would have looked deeper into the fall cut, I was surprised that it was so shallow... The tree was healthy and in an upright posture and nothing suggested the problem occurred. What can you tell me about it?
@foresthomestead 7 ай бұрын
Most of the comments I get are about the size of the face cut. To me the primary reason for a face cut is to establish a hinge. The hinge is to direct the fall of the tree in the direction you desire. Sometimes, with a perfectly balanced tree or one with a slight back lean a deep face cut may help change the balance to the direction you want. This was not the case in this situation. This tree wanted to go in the direction desired, in fact it wanted to go that way too much. The length to the hinge cut was about 80% of the diameter of the tree, plenty long enough to direct the fall. The rule of thumb for face cut depth is in 30% or the diameter OR a hinge 80% of the diameter of the tree. There are reasons to go shallower or deeper than the rule of thumb. Although this tree is pretty straight up, we failed to see that the upper branches where much heavier on one side of the tree. This put a lot of stress on the base of the tree causing the barber chair. I believe the size of the face cut had little to do with the barber chair, the tree species (beech) and the extra top weight to the side are the main culprits. If we had plunge cut it to begin with this would not have happened. There are other methods to prevent a barber chair but I prefer the plunge cut. There are several other things we could have done better as well but if we had plunge cut all of those other things would not have mattered. That was the whole point of the video.
@job38four10 7 ай бұрын
Looks like a good video to show why a hydraulic lever is needed before someone wares their shoulder out........
@foresthomestead 7 ай бұрын
A hydraulic powered cutting bar would make things easier but this set up is still much easier than cutting with a chainsaw. The leverage you get from the long arm makes it pretty easy to cut through the log and it also gives you more feedback as to how the bar is cutting allowing you to cut with speed but not over tax the system. Plus this system is MUCH less expensive than one with more hydraulic controls.
@job38four10 7 ай бұрын
After using tractor with FEL for 16 years getting out wood, it would drive nuts without one now...
@Bearbait01 7 ай бұрын
He cut way too low and his face cut was way too shallow. His face was only around 10%. You can cut low like that but you need to go deeper. If he was higher on his face cut about a foot or 14" or so and made his face the same size it still would have barber chaired. No use of wedges. You have wedges on your belt. Use them. You don't need to plunge cut. You just need to face it properly and use your wedges. You guys are going to get hurt by simply not following the basic guidelines of tree felling. 30% hinge no more than 35% depending on the lean.
@robertlivingston1634 7 ай бұрын
As others have already commented your face cut is way to shallow, looks like you just squared off the base of the trunk and allowed the weight of the branches to pull the tree over.
@Railfan6675 8 ай бұрын
Great video. Thank you for sharing!
@tcscott8929 8 ай бұрын
The chain needs to be sharpned
@deernutOO 8 ай бұрын
Good video, and like your information and suggestions. Looks like you doubled up the speed. Enjoyed it more when I watched it at half speed as it was more normal movement. Good job, and wish my woods was that brush-free and flat as yours.
@foresthomestead 8 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Parts of it are sped up and parts are normal speed. I do that for the people that are bored easily. The video makes the woods look flat but they are not. I have over a 200 foot elevation chanĝe in a half mile. The opening of the video shows the property lines, elevation lines, trails, streams, etc.
@jamesmckay9966 8 ай бұрын
THE ROD ON THE END OF THE CHAIN IS CALLED A "WEASEL" AFTER THE ANIMAL.
@foresthomestead 8 ай бұрын
Good to know. I hadn't heard that one
@Wblair8772 8 ай бұрын
Very good tutorial video. Thanks
@foresthomestead 8 ай бұрын
You are welcome!
@sheamatheson560 9 ай бұрын
Great video, I'm glad you didn't get hurt. There is a lot to learn in your line of work. Good luck, and happy felling
@murrayblack4371 9 ай бұрын
I am a big fan of Cooks mills I love seeing one in action.
@waynekarjala2032 9 ай бұрын
A wedge is made of plastic and is used to keep the chain bar from being pinched and to push the tree over
@lightningxx 9 ай бұрын
Looks awesome I’m gonna build the exact same thing this year
@u.sonomabeach6528 9 ай бұрын
That’s technically not a barber chair. That is just the tree splitting from improper cutting. If the tree really barber chaired this guy would have been killed. To anybody watching, please don’t think that what you saw in this video is a true barber chair and become complacent. Look up other videos of barber chairing and the cause/prevention.
@u.sonomabeach6528 9 ай бұрын
I made a video on astrophysics. I hadn’t even heard about astrophysics until last week and that’s when I looked it up on Wikipedia and read half the article, now I’m ready to to make a video to teach people what I know about it.
@jonhill373 10 ай бұрын
The cutting here is far too low. A professional feller cuts higher because it’s quicker to rise and exit from a more upright posture. It’s important to do so quickly more times than not.
@northidahotransplant1550 10 ай бұрын
Is it just me or is the saw chain dull or what?
@jeffjackson8381 10 ай бұрын
How many goes do you need for a directional cut, all the gear and no Idea 😮
@joeshmo5399 10 ай бұрын
Is it a big battery running the hydraulics?
@foresthomestead 10 ай бұрын
9hp Honda engine
@djkingpersia 10 ай бұрын
Absolutely incredible! I love your setup. It's all about the fruit trees. My philosophy is if I can't eat it I'm not going to plant it
@tedsouers3383 10 ай бұрын
Great video! Hope you have a great season!. I'm building the same evaporator.