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English and hypothesis, Stig. From all I can see--not much experientially--you're dead on with the "gut the hinge thing." Sierratree: Thanks lots for posting the vid. You've got computer skills to match your saw skills. Nice looking hinge btw.

Speaking of that Willie: Did you catch Hotsaw's (Jack's) new youtube vid? Talk about a scary tree...

Sierratree: I'll let the pros answer that one. Stig: That trunk seemed--from the images--to have side lean. Do you always make a level face and back cut on the stump? I was taught, by Ger's High Climbers and Timber Fallers book (Ger: It was the part about Wally Shadduck.), to slant the...

Yeah... I really can't imagine the type of experience that wld be required to make an honest attempt at actually implementing Doug Dent's "Step-Dutchman" to any real, profitable affect. I can see it now (as a residential arborist): "Oh don't worry maam. Sure it LOOKS like the tree's gonna'...

Yeah Willie: Like NeTree said: same principle as the swing Dutch. I believe Mr. Beranek referred to this in the Fundamentals as the "Gapped Obtuse Snipe," or am I the one who's obtuse? To me, for the average arborist, all of these techniques are a shade disappointing when you put them to the...