Let’s see some stumps

[Skeans1]

A gap face hinge works pretty good for holding on to the stump.
You basically plunge cut the hinge apex and then angle you top and bottom face cuts into the plunge cut. No compression in the face.

A block will do the same thing.

 

[davidwyby]

Long hinge gap face, but spiral grain running back on the tension side made it break off early and running fwd on the compression side made it hold on longer. Pulled it off the gun like a sizwheel. Luckily the fence is tough

 

[davidwyby]

 

[davidwyby]

I wonder if the long hinge exacerbated it

 

[davidwyby]

I’d like to get some thoughts on spiral grain.

@Catbuster
@chiselbit
@Normzilla
@jacob j.
@Loony661

Who am I forgetting?

I spose I should post in the forestry and logging thread.

 

[Catbuster]

The maybe 3 spiral grain trees I’ve cut were snags by the time I got to them. It’s an obvious defect that most people don’t want to cut for the price they get at the mill. It seems to be more prevalent in species like Sugar Pine than the species I have that are local to where I am now.

Every one I’ve seen hit the ground, but one, has come apart when it hit the ground.

 

[Loony661]

I’d like to get some thoughts on spiral grain.

@Catbuster
@chiselbit
@Normzilla
@jacob j.
@Loony661

Who am I forgetting?

I spose I should post in the forestry and logging thread.

Some of the White Oaks I’ve cut have had spiral grain - I haven’t noticed any difference the way that I fell trees.