@cliffordbeshers The “hinge” left from whoever cut it down. Normally it would be more to one side, whichever direction they would be dropping the tree. Possibly the cut was not level on each side and didn’t meet in the middle
@dejus It's not the stump, it's the trunk, so the opposite side of the cut. Do you know what the rough part is about?
@cliffordbeshers I think @tinyroofnail got it. Thanks for the “hinge” terminology!
I’ve seen this done but didn’t know all the steps. I found a reasonably good explanation at woodwaker.com.
@cliffordbeshers @tinyroofnail Hmm. The link I included in the last reply did not appear for some reason. Here it is:
@fgtech @tinyroofnail @dejus Hinge is correct. In college, I read a poem by Barry Lopez, I think, about a logger who died when a partially-cut tree gave way suddenly. I remember "rocking chair", but searching now I find the term "barber chair" Here's a video where nobody dies. As a result of accidents like that, the industry now has extensive lore about how to cut trees so they fall when and where you want using hinges. I find the subject fascinating.
@cliffordbeshers My father’s a logger. Grew up with a chainsaw in my hands. No way to do it very long without some close calls. A drop like that is why the best way is front to back: cut the face, make the hinge with a plunge cut behind it from each side, then cut toward the back. Tree doesn’t release till the cut’s complete 🤓
@tinyroofnail I think I've seen that one. I've been fascinated by the variety of techniques. I recently saw a felling of a tree next to a house, where the left a long tongue on the trunk, so it couldn't twist as it fell. Fortunately, our national forest collection rules only allow taking trees that either have fallen on their own or been cut by NF crews, so that removes a big part of the danger for an amateur.