cut on a tricky whiteoak before work..pics

[steeltowninwv]

storm came thru this lot and leveled alot of trees back in july...i cut on this white oak this am before work...little tricky ...it was loaded...and several other trees it was laying on were loaded as well......

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lot of good straight wood in this oak
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the tree finally got me...stuck for a brief few minutes
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my next victim after this one...another straight white oak
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[CageMaster]

do you have a spare saw to cut yourself out or is it a "manual" process

 

[weatherguy]

Loaded is right, that first one looks like a trebuchet

 

[barn burner]

yikes! .... a wrong cut on that one could send you flying through the air.

 

[osagebow]

Pucker factor for sure! Glad you got ' em down

 

[smokinj]

I will start from the bottom side until it starts getting a little sticky then getter from the top-side. Its really all feel! At times I will even cut a 1/3 through and move to the next cut until there is no more spring. Had some logs take a dozen or so reliever cuts.

 

[burnt2perfection]

If there is no danger of someone beating me to it, I like to let those wind downed oaks lay around a few years. They seem to settle and become more stable. I've been working on some monster oaks on our property for years. I've lost count of how many loads I've taken from them.

 

[jackatc1]

Spring poles can be a b!tch!
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...woGwCg&usg=AFQjCNFggI2hqB4qRAc7nAvBeRLrANk0qw

 

[Woody Stover]

Be careful, if you want to come back out next time...

 

[bogydave]

Yikes
Good job. Done safely!
Did anyone think "pixie sticks"

 

[CageMaster]

thats a nice size diameter for single splits in the nc30, send it my way

 

[ScotO]

nice load of wood! Looks like that one tree is sprung really bad, watch out! Gotta love it when you pinch the bar, done it many times......

Nice score!!

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Good work and it doesn't look too technical for cutting there. Getting the saw pinched? Who amongst us has never had this happen?

Seems like that July storm was really wide spread. We have lots of downed stuff to take care of this winter.

 

[corey21]

Nice wood and work.

 

[Thistle]

Loaded is right, that first one looks like a trebuchet

I immediately thought of that also.