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Bullcrap.

:lol:

There seems to be a great deal of confusion regarding the triangle cut. It's really very simple, people. Look at the diagram closely, read all the words, do it slowly if you have to. It's a simple concept, too. Just like a Coos Bay, the whole point is to allow for a fast back cut to lower...

Remember, you have no control of direction with a Coos Bay felling cut; lean and gravity rule all. You have to go with that and aim there. This cut is solely to keep barberchairing at bay.

See my post, Gary...we hit "post" at the same moment, I think. Yes, you are correct, not in the back cut. And the wedge in the side is more to counteract the possibility of the tree tearing off the strip and heading off from the direction of the head lean.

I'll go with your general premise to combat barberchair tendencies, Brian. But in the case of a Coos Bay cut on a tree with some not too bad side lean and major head lean, your first cut would be the side cut on the side lean side. That tree should go nowhere while a wedge is placed on that...

As Gary notes, there are some great nuggets in these archived threads. It takes some digging, often, but it can pay dividends for your time.

Here ya go, Robert. Study materials :D. https://www.masterblasterhome.com/showthread.php?9410-Beranek-s-Coos-Bay-felling-cut-vs-Burnham-s https://www.masterblasterhome.com/showthread.php?9510-That-Coos-Bay-felling-cut-again!