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Good addition, Gord. Its a useful one.

Yet again, a revised question better asked, "how often do you work down the spar in what different ways?"

I was hoping for more of a slick trick.

Please explain. Flushing out these tricks of the trade is the real goal of the thread.

block pusher http://www.treeworker.co.uk/acatalog/Arborist_Tools.html Rattle wedge http://www.conyfair.com/rattlewedge/index.html

I don't want to know how he used it if it was a nighttime operation.

Jay, that's just a mechanical wedge device, not a horizontal pusher. I think that its a high tech, expensive solution to wedges with keeper cords, and a pounder of some sort. Don't know what kind of MA it produces for lift.

I wasn't expecting that anyone would have a single way to do it. Each tree changes with every cut, so its always a dynamic process. I was hoping to stimulate some discussion, and hear about some new ideas. I think it was Roger B who suggested larger rollers inserted with a crowbar for lifting...

Agreed RB about a better title. I should slow down until I have the time to write out the post better. It could have been better written to specify working down a vertical spar where gravity wants to keep the block in place. We have 12% in other, with the boom push and a roller option. What...

Good pics!!

I guess I should have clarified that I meant bigger wood in a tighter dropzone, more on par with Butch's picture of the one hand cut one hand push method, on up to whatever size is still manageable by a climber. Most of all, I was thinking of the 100 pound firewood rounds and up. I figure a lot...

Kinda wanted to generate some discussion, and just see what people had up their sleeves. Aaron finished blocking down the big fir today. Said that none of the pavers broke. I've been wanting to try using dowel rods as rollers for wide rounds. I saw that big block pusher for thick rounds...

So true. What goes under your "other". Got a trick?

Yes, Wiley. Properly working saw for sure. If I have the space, to drop chunks instead of rounds, I try to "magic" them off. Least amount of effort, though some sloped ends on every couple of firewood rounds. I did have one recently that was about 6' tall that sat down rather than rocking...

Got the poll set up, so this post is redundant. I watched Aaron struggle on the spar yesterday with a lot of one hand on the saw, one hand on the block trying to fight the bind until he could power through with the saw, or fight it out and finally go for a snap cut.