Felling a Redwood With a Traditional Humboldt/Gapped Face Cut
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The slow motion side view of the tree coming off the stump was perfect. That really allows us visual guys to see what exactly happens. Thanks for sharing some more knowledge from Antone and Gordy.
My thought too. I didn't think the snipe was at the right angle to catch the tree and slide it down, but at that last moment. Exactly the way he wanted it to. Awesome seeing it all come together like that.
@@briananderson7497 Yeah it is. The top corner of the snipe was enough to keep the tree on track after the hinge let go. It seems to almost serve as a second hinge, as well as a way to get the butt to the ground quicker.
Amazing choreographed motion of so much weight. Its always amazing to watch Masters at work, the confidence both those men exhibited, the tree never stood a chance.
Yeah it was a beauty, showed off the cut so well.
Super impressed.
Absolutely, I actually understood everything he said when he was explaining the technique, and seeing it work exactly that way was impressive....
really love the detailed explanation of why they are taking each individual step in the process of felling this tree.
As somebody who's only ever done small scale homeowner tree work, this is all very interesting, you can tell that these guys are experts.
I consider myself a expert tree surgeon but this is forestry a different art and taught me plenty.
Such a clear, articulate description of what/why he does everything! This guy should be a teacher
Sawyer for the young bucks, once hit 30-40 s age,it's over 😢😢😢😢
Young bucks stronger and faster 💪 🙌 😢🎉😂❤
This back east guy appreciates you guys sharing your skill. Thanks Jacob.
Dude, you're putting out fantastic content. I love how much I can learn from your channel. Fantastic quality filming on the most part considering you're always in the elements. You have great knowledge and when you don't, you find the people that do have all the info about said task. I really thank you again for your efforts. Please keep up the good work you big legend.
All the way from little old Tasmanian. 👍
Wow! This is your best video yet (IMHO)! I can't tell you how much I appreciate Anton sharing his knowledge with the world! What a stand up guy! Also both your and Gordy's questions help Anton fill in the pieces for us newbies. Camera angle on the falling tree was very cool also and explained much of what Anton was trying to convey. Initially it struck me as odd how much distance Gordy and Anton were going when they left the "scene of the crime". That all became quite evident when the widow makers came raining down! I will definitely will not forget this lesson! Many thanks Jacob!.....T
P.S. My two cents: I think people like Anton are national treasures. More folks should be capturing knowledge from experts from all the trades and arts, to preserve this knowledge for the future. The Japanese recognize this and identify, document, and support these artisans so future generations realize their legacy and where they came from.
Jacob, it's just incredible to me that you get to go out and work with these two veteran Redwood Loggers, Gordy and Antone. Matching the Snipe to the Undercut with a tape measure should come in really handy in the future when you're felling really big trees with a Humboldt. Really great video, Jacob!
Thanks for sharing guys.
The slow motion really brings home what our man is teaching.
I used to work in a small engine shop in Humboldt county in the early 2000's we dealt pretty exclusively with logging company saws and everything these men are teaching on your channel is spot on. Watching these vids is a good trip down memory lane!!
Roger Worley. Have you ever been the Saw Blade bar in Phillipsville? My Dad grew up with the past owner of that bar.
I can't get enough of Antone fellin trees! Watchin him and Gordy work together is pretty damn neat
It’s so wonderful to lIsten to Anton, he just takes has expertise for granted.
Dude.. I don't care what your future holds if you keep doing videos, you need to make a yearly trip to cut with these guys for a couple days. Honestly considering your roots id shoot for about 10-20% logging content in general. You ask good questions, and we are right here learning with you. Good exposure for Gordy/WCS too. Thank you guys. These are amazing.
Holds a short career of he keeps sticking his arm in his cut to get a measure...
How can you not love watching an expert perform a task flawlessly?
In my opinion, there are few things more interesting to watch than loggers that know exactly what they are doing. I never get tired of videos like this.
Yea. Wow, i'm just commenting hoping the cutter will see my compliment - the slow mo aces the culmination of everything he said. Also cool that some of his geometry was judgement based, amazing skill & who doesnt appreciate a guy who can save that nice lumber.
As an old logger recovering from shoulder surgery, these videos allow me to live life vicariously through your work.
I don't log much anymore, on the traditional sense.
I mostly take down trees in people's yards and wood lots.
But I still get to smell the sawdust,mix gas, & bar oil everyday. And still hone the skill.
It never ends.
Each situation presents it's unique challenges.
Carry on!
Awesome.
I'm a Midwest logger/forester. One reason we cut are stumps low is because most of the trees we cut resprout. If you leave a high stump it rots and you lose the future trees.
Redwoods sprout like crazy!
@@antoneschlafer3464 Yes. I didn't know that.
Stay safe brother.
@@antoneschlafer3464 - Not the same type of sprouting....since Redwoods aren't nearly as prone to rot....
@@samuelluria4744 A sprout or sucker is by definition a sprout or a sucker. They are in fact the same. So I'll agree to disagree with that logic, however I will agree with the fact that redwood stumps don't rot.
@@antoneschlafer3464 - Didn't mention a difference between sprouts and suckers...
To the feller ... 👍👍👍👍 (I'm guessing this was not your first tree. 🤣🤣🤣)
LOVE IT. I've utilized this facecut before to get bigwood to run off the trunk to clear fences underneath. It's worked so far. Math geometry and physics are fun and vital in this game of life
Thanks for this video. A decade ago, I had hardly used a chainsaw and lived in a suburb of NYC. Now, I have lived in the woods, in the East, for almost five years, and have a few chainsaws, which I have used a lot. Still learning though and videos like this help.
And, fwiw, I do cut my stumps high, just do not want to bend that much. I have never had a tree break apart when it dropped, after using what you call a conventional notch. That may be my trees, which are spruce, white pine and eastern hardwoods; beech, maple, oak, yellow and white birches.
Thanks again. I will be watching more.
Man. East coast tree worker here. I have never heard that called a snipe before. That shot you got of the tree sliding down the face cut was perfect. These logging videos are so so good. Thanks for these…. Probably never gunna cut in California like that but feel like a learn a ton from these videos. Cheers!
Feel like I'm back in forestry school in a field class. Your filming & questions are solid.
Midwest guy here. I have cousins up int NW, we've traded slang and slogans much over the years on fishing trips together. They hadn't ever heard of chislick, or silos or pony's, they called that stuff cube steak, cadilacs and midgets.
That 1st camera shot was so perfect I understood the second I saw it. But I watched the video anyways, 'cause a good hook is always worth a look. Masterfully done.
Another excellent tutorial and demonstration. Two thumbs up!! ( although I can only give it one...LOL) Cheers!
This is one of the most well made videos of a tree fell iv seen. Very good explanation of a trad humboldt. Very well filmed. Cheers
Incredible video. It's just a joy to watch a guy like Anton. He has exceptional experience and does an excellent job of explaining exactly what he's doing and why. Nice work on the whole video. I learn something new with every video you make.
This channel gets better and better, thank you for this great content guys, we appreciate it a lot.
I've gone from working in the woods to working in an office. thank you for this content. I really appreciate being able to watch work being done!
I bet you were in better shape when working in the woods vs office.
Quick, efficient and knowledgeable work from tree professionals, thanks for the informative video
I wonder how they managed fiber pull and tension/compression with misery whips and axes….?I mean when you need to cut fast and obviously they couldn’t back then…Antones has to have the coolest photo albums and family history….thanks fellers.
I actually have a bit of information on that. But I'll save it for another video
@@antoneschlafer3464 thanks my friend..your little area is a lifelong dream I hope to accomplish sometime…bit of a hike from Ky..Gerald beranek is someone I’ve wanted to meet along with redwood loggers like yourself..
You mean like the guys out east?” *starts laughing* 😂😂
Thank you for taking the many hours/video it takes to make this content. Rest assured it is valued.
Have a great night.
Jesus loves you, brother.
You boys really show us how amazing you are at your job. Skills for days. We love every single moment of this.
These videos are answering all the questions i had about High Climbers and Timber Fallers, thanks man
Best tree felling video ever...really well done, great explanation of the what, where and how. Real Pro's.
thank you for giving us a glimps into a world most of us would never have seen or know about.
Thanks for the content buddy. I work with trees in New Zealand, and have happily started pointing people in your direction for certain information. You have a way of articulating things that is easy to understand and digest. Chur bro!
Awesome content !...not a logger. Never would have thought it was this technical to cut a tree down, then again... these are giant trees. These guys are amazing.
Thank you TH-cam. Never would have come across this video but I'm glad it was recommended. That was amazing.
I’ve been a fan of your videos from the beginning of the old channel and it just keeps getting better! Thanks!
I snipped hunt, back when I was a small lad. Now, thanks to you, I know what they look like. Thanks!
My dad was 1man log crew guys like this are rare he dosent get paid enuff not alot left can do what he does👍👍lol be back in20yrs for otherside son like baby in carriage she fell so soft👍
"Wanting to stick to the art" you said in the rebirth video. Very glad that you are, amazing content and people
Bless Another video which can be added to the others to make a great library of knowledge. Thanks 😊
Great vid Jacob I truly love watch'n Antone and Gordy work and commentate together there is a plethora of knowledge in just one of those mind's let alone combined, shiiiiiiit ain't much ain't covered Thanks fo GREAT content. Jacob Antone & Gordy I appreciate Ya's🍀🤙🌲
I am loving this series, I will be sad when they are over. Thank you for documenting this.
I love smart people and I really love smart people that are good at a trade!! Such good sawyers!!
8/21 22. Hey very nice video on directionnally controlling fall of massive +42" Redwood tree. Great info from Master wood cutter..extreme detail on 'snipe/bark shaving/belly landing..' & more! Excellent vid 2day! Thx! Stay safe!👍👍👍🪚🪓🙂
Absolutely fantastic video. I will never encounter a tree that size let alone fall one but it was so informative and satisfying to watch as a Swedish arborist. Thanks for the upload!
Finally, a timber feller on a video that knows his shit!
Wow.. That is complete artistry. Amazing job! Huge respect to you guys
Amazing work Jake and Antones!!! So much knowledge that you just shared with everyone.
These guys are masters of their trade. Much respect
I love Redwood lumber. Just amazing wood for exterior builds.
They grow together they go together from what I’ve heard,
That’s awesome 😎
Exactly right, possibly the other tree is not being taken down though. That's why they escaped so far, to clear the limbs and debris from the two trees separating. Where I am we would have fell both together, but maybe they are selectively removing specific trees and therefore had to take a different approach.
Beautiful wood.
Heck Ya!!!!! Hope you get as many vids outta them boys as you can! Great content!
That comment of top hitting first explains a mess I came across while backpacking. A large tree had fallen across trail but splintered and split, creating a lot of broken wood that had to be climbed over.
We're created in the image of God....thanks for the beautiful filming of the majestic redwoods......im all the way in Southern
California but I think of these giant trees at least every other day, which lead me to this video.. you're so lucky to be so near...no other place on Earth like the Redwoods..
Love how the red wood sled of the trunk. Awesome view.
lol… “Like back east?!?” heh… we might have the occasional hickory or old maple that wide, but certainly not that tall. that’s a different world out west.
however, usually you don’t have to remove a redwood that big half hanging over a house built in the 1890s in Greenwich, CT.
love this series, Jacob!
Lots of these big reds and bigger growing up next to houses some start tearing up the foundation and siding
In New England the Eastern White Pines are the closest equivalents. They grow like weeds around all of the homes and If unchecked can become a real nuisance. Perfectly healthy ones can be uprooted with excessive rain too.
I understand the mentality of the west coast faller. In the east so many trees have a huge butt swell that you aren’t losing that much good stuff by cutting a conventional cut. Great video. Here in the east I Wii sometimes do a gap faced cutt to try and get a limb locked tree to ‘drop’ vertically a little more.
Finally couple real timber fallers did you notice there not using the famous sisswheel and they don't have a Camara glued to the top of there hard hats very good job of falling and explaining thank you RC
I get so many emotions every time i see them put their hands inside that notch
Wow Awesome slow mo shot there..... Great Job Fellas!
Excellent explanation. I have always wondered about the gap and am happy my thoughts were close to the reasons for it.
Man those saws are tuned well! They sound awesome!
Nice work fellas. Total pros with both the felling and filming (love the short bar/big stump game, add some wind… doh!). Also great questions that were well thought out and actually fricking relevant and informative. Hate to see the biguns’ go much anymore because as we all know they’re getting smaller all the time, but it ain’t boring work eh? And watching an old school timber faller worth his salt is always a good time. Keep up the good stuff and stay safe out there.
That is a man who has mastered his craft.
Look at the rings on that stump, beautiful
I live in a mill town... nothing but respect for you cats.
No one I know is dumb enough to complain about a rough work day to a logger.
Doug Dent would be proud! This is everything the old man would say and more. Top hands those two and amazing slo mo to drive it home!
Nice work on dropping that tree looks like it all be going to the mill.
😂 It doesn't matter what they do back east... The loggers of the west are the best😅... I have fallen a few trees in urban settings of Silicon Valley. Real logging is super gnarly 💪 great educational videos, come from shared life experience. Thank you for the content 🪄
I went to forestry school over 30 years ago, and I have to say you guys do amazing exceptional work!
OH WOODEYE
Can only imagine that it is beyond safe and given their expertise, these guys know what they’re doing, but watching the one chill with his hands on the stump in the open cut beneath that behemoth tree is slightly unnerving.
I am once again in awe at the level of expertise!! 😳😳👍👍
The videography was expert level as well Jacob👍👍
I like that you explain what and why. I never realized the amount of knowledge you guys have and need to do this work safely.
Loved the videos from this trip you had, this guy is super knowledgeable and I have been hooked! 👍🏻
great instructions as usual, Jake. awesome in slomo. awesome job Antone & Gordy
That was amazing ....the butt slid down and gently hit the ground before the crown did.
Love the info and what a wealth of experience Antone has. All the best to you all.
Very nice job!👍👍. Back in the mid 80s had a guy show us in school different ways to notch a tree, I liked how he did a straight in on top and angle up from under. I don't like dropping large trees many I cut down 6 to20" trees if I need to and use the under notch cut method, the tree kinda shoots away from the stump and rarely have one if any kick back on or fall wrong.
Love it!
Really good explanation!
I would have love to see how they clean up the gap a bit more.
This is that type of knowledge only held by the guys that got it right and the memory of those that didn't.
This guy is a PHD in tree cutting. He should be writing a book. He explained it so well. Amateurs please notice the safety equipment he wears. Why do you not need it when you only use a saw a couple of times a year and he wears it with all his experience. Safety comes first not the couple of trees you are downing. You need it far worse than he does. My granddaughter’s boyfriend is a climber, tree topper for a large Va arborist company. Last I saw him he was bandaged up just above one ankle. He was walking with a running saw while on the ground and the saw tip touched his leg. Very embarrassing. He had to listen to one of my lectures on safety. I was 30 years in the elevator business. Our motto was. SAFETY IS JOB ONE !
JoeB
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Killer series with these fellas. Thumbs up. 👍
Now THAT was an impressive job....great videography....now I have yet another use for my bottle jack!!
This guy as friggin awesome. The science behind it is so cool.
I have cut many trees in my life but I have never seen anything like this! Grew up watching my dad and he always used what I call a traditional front cut and then the back. Very interesting.
Fantastic job gentlemen. Love the technical aspect of it. I'm using all of yalls shared knowledge to clear my property. I don't have anything massive, like those redwoods, just some oaks (southeast Texas). But, with the info yall have shared, I feel confident I can fell everything that needs to come down. Thanks again, and keep up the great content.
Thst was the coolest explanation for falling a tree ive seen.
Incredibly interesting! A great look at the science of harvesting timber. Thank you Gentlemen!
Interesting would have liked to have seen a walk along the tree to see if and where it broke when it hit the ground.
But the slow motion if the stump and tree movement during the fall was extremely good and showed the experience if the limberjack. Real Pros!
great method to get it down in one piece! keep it up getting them down w/o anyone getting hurt!
That was SO cool!! 👍🏻👍🏻Those guys are amazing!!
Enjoying this series of vids a lot. Thank you 😊 💓
Pays off when you get skilled men doing this dangerous job, good job!
So great to hear it from a master as every thing he says makes so much sense🤔🤔🤔🤬🤯🤯🤯 as my grandfather always said!!! listen to someone who has been doing a job for over 25-30 years he will!!! teach u how to do it quicker & the best way!!!!!
Total science tree cut. Very cool.
Loving the videos with youse three lately !
A man who knows his craft . Fantastically interesting