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To me too. I see your point Jammin about eyeing the horizontal cut to not bypass by doing the angle cut first. But I see a greater advantage in being able to easily alter your direction of the hinge(fall) right down to the last little bit of cutting with the horizontal cut first while still...

What about 'school marm'.:/:

Umm if you're giving the final ok to pull, I hope you're not still working on the angled cut.:P And a dutchmen is a whole other thread. It's basically when the two cuts of your undercut don't meet up properly. This compromises the hinge and will 'steer' the tree or cause the hinge to 'pop'...

Real question is when you stop to check what's happening on the other side of the tree...................which way do you walk around?:/:

Y'all stop to check how your angled cut is going?:roll: Sheesh I thought I was in the company of cutters.:P

I do not agree with Brett.:D But I do make my flat cut first, same reason easier to gun imo. When circumstances are tight and my insurance is on the line I don't usually rely on the force, I rely on geometry and get right down and gun with the sight on the saw. I make sure it's perfect and...