How To AVOID A BARBER CHAIR | TREE CUTTING
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- Опубліковано 18 лис 2024
- HI everyone we are going to cover how to cut down a leaning tree and avoid whats called a barber chair. A barber chair, in regards to tree work, is when a tree splits in half during the felling process. This can be a very dangerous situation so do not attempt this at all if you do not have the skill for it! This video is only covering some tips to consider. EVERY Tree is different and should be treated as such, so consult a professional and do not attempt!
Great video that could literally save someone’s life. Thanks for sharing that cutting technique.
No problem 👍Tree work needs to be taken seriously so hope it helps!
Great explanation of how to fell that tree safely. Enjoyed the video. Terry
Thanks for tuning in!
Nice!! Spend time with pops while he’s still around!!
Indeed! Time well spent!
Kind of cool how the past meets the present with the Mac saw! Excellent video. Keep it up pops and Jay!
I find it fascinating indeed how it comes around lol
Thank you SO much for posting this video. I recently purchased wooded property and a chainsaw. Therefore, I am a chainsaw newbie. This video helped me out a lot.
Please please please take your time. Forestry work is some of the most dangerous work out there. Make sure you invest in chainsaw chaps/pant. Helmet. Safety goggles. And a med kit on you ANYTIME you run a saw. Make sure the med kit has a tourniquet in it. I was like you and bought a saw and ran into the woods and had many close calls as a newbie. Not all trees are alike and no two trees will behave the same. This bore cut video may work for some scenarios but not all.
@@HomesteadJay Will do. I have already had several close calls. Enough to scare me very much -- I now have a healthy respect of the challenges of cutting down trees. Great advice about a med kit. I will get one and a hard hat. I have the other safety gear. Another thing I learned is to carry my cell phone with me. I recently rolled a tractor in an isolated place on my property without my cell phone. I was OK, thank God, but I was a nervous wreck for a few days afterwards.
Remeber every tree is different, no two trees behave the same. Be cautious of widow makers, ALWAYS look and check the crown when you making cuts both front and back cuts. If you are pounding wedges in a tree it takes about 4 seconds for the "shock" to reach the top of the tree so be patient and ALWAYS assume a limb is going to come down. Also make yourself familiar with the terms tension and compression in a log, ALWAYS be uphill (if safety allows) when felling and bucking logs. Also do a check in, if your out in the bush. I do a check in with my wife. ALWAYS let someone know when your going out and do periodic check ins. Carry a whistle on you (pending how far away you are) whistles can signal distress and also lead first responders out to you.
It nice to see u and your dad spending time out in the wood
As always, very well explain. And I am always amazed at how you do bore cut like a pro!!!
Thank you very much! I take my tree work very seriously indeed!
Good job bro! Very well explained too. I saw a video sometime back where two 3” ratchet straps were used to keep a barber chair from happening, very large fir 🌲.
It must be wonderful working alongside your daddy! ❤☮✌🏻
The straps help im sure but I woulnt bet my life on it haha they do have their place indeed. It would help WITH a bore cut but I wouldnt strap a tree and do a conventional back cut!
Excellent how to video! Very well explained and 100% on safety first
Indeed! Safety is key!
Great job Jay!
Great job Jay and Homested Jim. Truly great seeing you guys working together. Safe and well explained video Jay. Keep up the great work. 👍🏻👍🏻
Indeed very blessed to have his help!
Great tutorial awesome job
Glad you liked it!
Well done Jay.
I use a husqvarna T 435 arborist saw, top handle, for the trimming/small work. I think it's about 6 lbs.
Top handles gotta be the handiest ones of all!
The top handle mac is a beast! It nice to lug around a light saw lol the 590 is a heavy saw so its nice to rip around the mac lol
A top handle saw is also the worst for kickback.
very good information
Thanks!
Wow nice cut!
Thanks!!
I have that Echo CS 590. Love it.
Thing rips!
Just picked up over 5 face cords from a roadside red oak that uprooted about 5miles from my house. Nothing like “drive by logging” lol
Oh heck yes!!!! Thats awesome stuff!
I am such a fan of red oak my buddy that gets tree company trees dropped off gave me 6 stump cookies that were huge gonna make tables out of em!!
Best thing about oak is you know it's not going to be rotted out, and when people hear oak table they're like okay yeah!!
Nice
Thanks!
How does the bar not get squished?
I couldn't work that out.
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Acha! I watched 3 times, I see the 'protection wood' you left.
Is that the reason for the really shallow Gob Cut?
Edit 2: of course it is! Duh!
The 'shallow gob' allows the room to stab the bar through whilst leaving that 'anti-squish' bit of wood intact.
I see that now. Thanks. I have a very similarly situated tree to take from my garden. This was the perfect vid to allow me to accomplish that safely.
Thanks again 😊
Hey there! Just be careful not all trees are like this one. You dont need a large face cut for a heavy leaning tree and im glad you watched a few times to get an idea of the technique! Be careful as this is not a begginner technique!
@@HomesteadJay
100% agree, its a 20 ft birch, 10 inch trunk, next to a wooden fence, it's been pollarded, I'd guess 10 years ago, hence the short & fat stature.
Trust me my friend this will be thoroughly planned and marked out before I so much as fuel a saw.
I'm not having much success with marking it out yet, felt tipped pens not giving good results.
But I refuse to rush this. I may even resort to a chisel & mallet if I'm not happy with the pen marks. 🙂
Big key on bore cuts is dont cut the hinge wood when you bore through. You can get away with high or low bore through but if you bore through and cut the hinge wood its gonna sit on your bar and then thats a whole another situation. The hinge wood if your new to wood cutting is the part of the tree you dont cut that acts as a "hinge" its the 2 inch or so gap between the front notch and the back cut.
@@HomesteadJay
Hello my wise friend.
I'm thinking of doing the bore cut first, so if I skew it a bit I can adjust the gob cut to match any inaccuracy, ensuring a safe hinge before removing the strap. I just think it'll be easier to line the gob with the bore, rather than 'vice versa'.
I have a 150 degree clear area to drop it into which I reckon will be sufficient area of error for my inexperience.
If this is 'Utter Madness' for a reason I'm unaware of, please tell me.
Thanks 😊
This is all just "theory" work. Please dont attempt anything that may seem over your head. no two trees are alike. Doing just the bore cut first is going to changte the physicals of the tree. Anytime you "remove" wood from the tree it changes the physics. Doing the face first is cutting into the "tension" side of the wood. which is what you want in this case. Make a small face cut then if its a fat leaner its gonna go over you dont need a massive face cut IF its leaning good. Even if your bore cut is high or low it doesnt matter as long as you leave hinge wood. IF you just make the bore cut first your looking for trouble there.@@justjones5430
Jay, have you ever considered using a tree sealer after you make that stump cut?
Ive had good luck with it naturally healing! Theres a few around here I did well over 5 years ago and they are scabbing nice! The tree naturally will protect itself if you do it right!
Nice job with the tree. Do you know why it’s called a barbers chair?
Its intersting because it looks like a barbers chair aka hairdessers chain etc if you look at some photos thats where the nick name came from!
When I was a rookie cutting firewood, I thought it was cool when I found a leaning tree. If it split then it would be easy and I would only have to split half of it. I had no idea
These can be deadly! So it saw your keyword saying "rookie" im assuming you have some more skill now haha barber chairs are no joke esp if you have a tree under a lot of pressure its terryfing if the tree splits!
I think you got a bit lucky. That tree is right at the limit of too small to bore. Coos Bay cut is better for small trees.
Either way we were out in the bush with no hazards I.E house or powerlines to worry but thanks for the feedback. I’ve used that cut before.
@@HomesteadJay the video is a how to, my comment was more for people watching.
@@HomesteadJay ...your body is the high value target in this case. :-)