A Safer method of Tree Felling (Hazardous Dead Ash Tree)

There are many ways to fell a tree. For firewood, this is one of my favorite methods that utilizes an open faced hinge and horizontal plunge cut.
Felling trees can be dangerous, especially dead trees. Be careful out there everyone!
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[@mahoniLampungwood]

Amazing skill 👍👍

[@TheBorrito]

Ugh, I struggled with a dead ash on my property. They do not want to fall. It is so odd when it happens. This would have worked for me. Thanks for posting the video.

[@petepettit3098]

Your backcut should be above your face so your hinge keeps the tree from sliding backwards off the stump. Your face cut looks like Pac man. If you were cutting for yield, you just took money out of your pocket. For fire wood, you just end up with a couple of short pieces.

[@peterdavies6587]

Just lost 10 quid with that silly stump

[@monicahallman1490]

Great advice and safe felling if that ash!

[@linejajtak]

I dont see this as safe method, sorry

[@WoodCutter798]

Greetings, one hobby, one profession, friends, don't forget to take care of your safety because this is quite a dangerous job...👍

[@CarrotCaptain]

Look into a felling lever. You wont regret it.

[@coletaylor123]

Interesting… have you ever used it on a larger tree? @CarrotCaptain

[@CarrotCaptain]

@@coletaylor123 I've used it on some 24 pines. It worked well. Will test it out on something larger when it comes up.

[@coletaylor123]

@@CarrotCaptain nice. I bet if you are falling lots of small trees in a row it’s a great tool to have. The other thing I like is you don’t need to pound it in with a sledgehammer so less risk of falling dead branches from impact

[@tirkentube]

If no one is in the woods to hear someone shouting "Tree Falling" did they even really shout it?

[@mikeybaer5360]

😂😂

[@Dan-tj6gu]

I'm sure this might be a dumb question but should the back cut not be higher than the notch?

[@timothyboone5003]

Yes it should. This is apparently just some Joe Smo with average maybe less than average skills. It’s obvious from his video that there’s much room for improvement in his skills. He’s probably not the best candidate for producing “how to videos”.

[@Padenjs]

It should be at level with the notch of the face cut. And there really wasn't any need for the plunge cut(at least from what I could make of the lean from the vid) He should've just done a normal back cut and lined it up better with the notch. And then wedged it from the back as needed.