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I've recently got a copy of Jeff Jepsons excellent book "to fell a tree"
Lots of good stuff in there,but i wasnt sure about his insistence on the open face notch. No-one I know out in australia uses it on our hardwoods,and I've never tried it,so i thought i'd give it a go.
i tried it on a few smaller yellow box eucalypts the other day,and really didnt like it,i had one come sideways off the stump at me(something ive never had happen with an ordinary notch) and i felt a lack of control. Maybe i was doing something wrong,but i wont mess with it again.
Is it a common technique in the USA? if so,why,and what are the benefits?
Lots of good stuff in there,but i wasnt sure about his insistence on the open face notch. No-one I know out in australia uses it on our hardwoods,and I've never tried it,so i thought i'd give it a go.
i tried it on a few smaller yellow box eucalypts the other day,and really didnt like it,i had one come sideways off the stump at me(something ive never had happen with an ordinary notch) and i felt a lack of control. Maybe i was doing something wrong,but i wont mess with it again.
Is it a common technique in the USA? if so,why,and what are the benefits?