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Here's a tip tie when it was REALLY needed... couple interesting cuts too..

He may have been trying to reduce the loading on the rigging point, since he was tied into the same stem he was rigging from. That was a bad idea from jump street. He could have unclipped from the tall stem and tied into the stem he was on, so he wasn't so concerned about the tall stem failing...

That's exactly why I have been saying tip-tying is often unnecessarily dangerous. I see way too much of it on YouTube Tie off below the COG and let the piece swing down and away from you... I've seen Reg, August, and Human tie off well above the COG when there was plenty of room to swing the...

that's not going to work except in cases where the top lands evenly, balanced on flat ground etc. any bounce, twist or roll after impact will destroy the hinge

I thought T &G was to keep the log from moving after impact, and to keep the but on the high stump, which could be used to protect obstacles at the base of the tree. I've tried to keep the but on the stump many times with only moderate success, but never with T&G. If cut properly the T&G looks...

I didn't really watch closely, but I qued the video to a cut that looked like he intended for the but to slide back off the trunk. he cut through the hinge completely on one side to allow the top to pivot then slide backwards. it looks to me like that was all in the script.

I like this one: