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....
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.
Skillful execution. Planning and physics.
Loving the videos with youse three lately !
Killer series with these fellas. Thumbs up. 👍
Super video!! Who tunes those saws? Man that thing sounds good!
That was slick! Didn't look like it broke anywhere! People need to keep in mind timber, mills, and equipment are totally dependent on location. It's kinda funny watching east guys panic over them big notches or stumps, and west guys panic over stump jumping.
Thank you all, this one also was a treasure of knowledge.
I am curious: is Antone somehow related to Switzerland, Germany or Austria? My father's middle Name was "Anton"...
Cheers from Switzerland ;)
Germany and Finland in my lineage 😃
Hello @@antoneschlafer3464, thank you for your reply. Das ist ganz nett von dir ;)
Best wishes, Diego.
Is this a Swanson?
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. 👍
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.
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!
How can you not love watching an expert perform a task flawlessly?
Such a clear, articulate description of what/why he does everything! This guy should be a teacher
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* 😂😂
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...
This back east guy appreciates you guys sharing your skill. Thanks Jacob.
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...
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.
In the east, some of us will use an open face, as close to 90 deg as possible to keep the butt on the stump. Especially in high dollar hardwood, or frozen hardwood, it helps with splitting. Frozen hardwood can make some nasty barberchairs and ruin the log or kill you. Running from a barberchair through asshole deep snow is no fun. Bore cutting the back cut is a damn good idea too. But I've cut in OR and WA and seen local guys there do it too. Also saw it in CA years ago as well. Although in bigger stuff its pretty hard to get as wide as 90 degrees open.
I like the comment "this little tree". Maybe for Redwood, but all in all that baby is not a baby.
Not a tree hugging hippie but do appreciate nature. Can I ask why these trees are being cut down? I have property that I've leased the timber rights to and the logging company explained to me that it is sometimes beneficial over for the woodlands to harvest some old growth timber to allow new growth to flourish
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
I wish I could b back cutting, it was what I was born to do,spent 21 years falling, but God has a plan for all of us,what my plan is,only the man upstairs
I always get a bit sad when I see a redwood tree dying. He's probably been here longer than us.
Yeah
Your a machine not a man lol it takes talent to deal with leave timber I’m just stuck with city trees but we still track down 60” stumps
Also some serious widowmakers comin down there
Another excellent tutorial and demonstration. Two thumbs up!! ( although I can only give it one...LOL) Cheers!
That’s a great video? Fun stuff. I would love to fell some big redwood!!
Great camera angles Jacob! Awesome watching these guys preserving history with time honored techniques. Antone, that 500 rips! Who did the performance work on it?
Gordy built it for me! It's a full Westcoast saws modified 500i 💪
@@antoneschlafer3464 Hell of a saw. Gordy is doing some amazing things. I really enjoyed this series in the Redwood forest. Thank you!
@@richardflagg3084 Best saw I've ever run hands down... 42" bar and she eats without hesitation. Hated the stock 500i but Gordy told me to trust him and he made me a believer!!!
@@antoneschlafer3464 Ya, Gordy built you a beast. You sure you don't want a 592? 🤣🤣
Don't get me wrong, Husky did a fine job with the 592. They haven't listened to the community tho. Stihl has lightened up their saws, and continues to lead and excel. FWIW I just work on them, so what do I know.....
This channel gets better and better, thank you for this great content guys, we appreciate it a lot.
I know he is a professional, but I feel so nervous every time he has his hands in the tree trunk gap.
To the feller ... 👍👍👍👍 (I'm guessing this was not your first tree. 🤣🤣🤣)
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.
depressing that these old redwoods take probably hundreds of years to grow
More of that and the Antone company 👍👍😎🇱🇺🍺cheers from Luxembourg 🇱🇺 Europe
In Australia we say " Humboldt for building, conventional for paper and firewood"
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.
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 vid…some real pros. 👍
Heck Ya!!!!! Hope you get as many vids outta them boys as you can! Great content!
Next up, Mr. Hotsaw doing surgery with a saw. And he will pull it off, no doubt💪
Thanks for sharing guys.
The slow motion really brings home what our man is teaching.
I lived almost 70 years in Eureka and worked in the timber industry and I'm just curious where you're logging and where there is a mill large enough to cut the logs.I use to work for GP where they had to split the logs before they went in the mill. Love these videos.
I lived and played in Ferndale but worked for Razursharp in Eureka and Cutters Edge in Fortuna back in the day......
I am from Larabee, California, I knew a Bill Rice that had property there when I was a kid in the 60's. Are you related to him by any chance?
@@rogerworley5897 My friend Sebastian lives in Ferndale, love that little town and the Gingerbread mansion. a lady I know use to own that for a short time. The bridge sure has lasted forever. They said it would never go through a flood but it has went through at least 6 major floods, especially the 64 flood.
Amazing work Jake and Antones!!! So much knowledge that you just shared with everyone.
I have nothing to say really, but I appreciate your content, and wish to help with the yt-algorithms.
I'm a union ironworker and have met some pretty wild fellas. I consider it to be a pretty wild job. Loggers, though? You guys are fucking nuts. This was very interesting to watch. Work safe, Gentlemen.
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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To think, that tree was only ~70 years old.
I dont get how people can use a saw without eye protection, everytime I I do I get eye full of sawdust. Good job on bringing a big tree down without staving it all to crap, I mostly cut 2' down to 6" so they are a lot simpler........
Great video. East Coast vs West Coast LOL Where did the ORIGINAL West Coast fallers come from?
Felling a tree? Maybe you should learn grammar before making TH-cam videos. You mean FALLING*
I have no idea what you guys are talking about. but gha damn you explain it so well I think I understand lol. SUBED!
That was freaking awesome..... Guy is a Beast....... Beautiful Drop.... New subscriber
Snipe... do you think they named the animal after the procedure or the procedure after the animal?
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.
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.
Artisans at work, more skilled than a painter or composer
Get out of the office, swap the suit for a hard hat and show us what you've got
That was amazing ....the butt slid down and gently hit the ground before the crown did.
It’s so wonderful to lIsten to Anton, he just takes has expertise for granted.
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🍀🤙🌲
These guys are masters of their trade. Much respect
Man those saws are tuned well! They sound awesome!
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!👍👍👍🪚🪓🙂
I would be worried to leave my forearm in there
thank you for giving us a glimps into a world most of us would never have seen or know about.
Wow.. That is complete artistry. Amazing job! Huge respect to you guys
So much knowledge 😍
Excellent explanation.
What kind of saw is he using with the 42 inch bar?
500i That Gordy built me 💪💪💪 #Westcoastsaws
Wow. Amazing skill and knowledge. Seriously thank you for great content👍
Loved the videos from this trip you had, this guy is super knowledgeable and I have been hooked! 👍🏻
Finally, a timber feller on a video that knows his shit!
Do they really have to keep their hands, arms in the cut like that as they jabber?
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.
I’m an East Coast Tree Guy that has learned almost everything from West Coast TH-camrs and when I heard about the humble notch controlling the tree better am I wrong for using it
And if you've ever had some jump back over the stump on ya (mostly slightly hung top) then the Humboldt becomes a friend-
where it is? beautiful forest , do you love the smell of fresh wood too?=)
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
I have one of Gordy's foam air filters, and it gets hella dirty just like the one in the video did. How does he deal with that in the field? Does he carry a little brush? Or just knock it off with his hand and then clean with compressed air when he gets home? I would also be curious as to how often he does the full clean on it (remove all the oil and re-oil). Daily? Weekly?
Wow Awesome slow mo shot there..... Great Job Fellas!
Damn nice work with explanation and videography!
Is that a hopped up 661 he was running? Great video!!!!!
Two different 500i's
Bless Another video which can be added to the others to make a great library of knowledge. Thanks 😊
Nice work on dropping that tree looks like it all be going to the mill.
Looks like it was a pretty fast growing tree for such a large one.
I have some very old growth/slow growing, Redwood boards that had as many as 90 growth rings per inch, and the rings were of a large diameter.
These boards were bought in the 1970s
I think these are all secondary growth trees growing in rings around the stump of an old tree. Probably new shoots have been fed by massive healthy root systems.
@@travisfinucane I agree.
Apparently some of the large stumps would create very neat rings of rapid new growth.
what did you learn today? What a snipe is and the importance of it.
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.
guy in the blue hat, a skilled individual
good content here
These videos are answering all the questions i had about High Climbers and Timber Fallers, thanks man
I can't get enough of Antone fellin trees! Watchin him and Gordy work together is pretty damn neat
Great explanations, really well done. Thanks guys.
This vid is great!
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!
Great video!
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.
Excellent explanation. I have always wondered about the gap and am happy my thoughts were close to the reasons for it.
Just as you described ...well done
I love smart people and I really love smart people that are good at a trade!! Such good sawyers!!