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It's good to a point, but when you're out working by moonlight then it's called 'analysis paralysis'. ;)

Chip, it was a 45' spar. His son already brushed it out. How much side lean could there be? 50 bs? 75?

If there were still targets, then why did your son stop cutting when he was up there instead of making 3-4 more cuts and bringing it down to where it would clear the wires? Not trying to second guess, just asking the obvious questions I would ask myself before descending from the top of the tree.

I'm noticing a consistent pattern in all of your jobs, Gary. And I'm not picking on you, believe me. But it seems that you don't trust any of your gear or your abilities and create backup upon backup, paralyzing yourself from actually getting the job done in a reasonable timeframe. In this case...

IMO a tag line set high enough will provide you with way more leverage than wedges, especially if the hinge wood is as dodgy as that one. Your notch is fine but I think I would have skipped all the fancy back cutting technique mumbo jumbo and just made a quick back cut and gotten away from the...