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  1. stikine

    Hazard tree removal...old school.

    I think there are two diameters (blade lengths), not sure on the spec's off hand
  2. stikine

    Hazard tree removal...old school.

    The Katanaboys are the bomb.
  3. stikine

    Hazard tree removal...old school.

    Just get one that's ported with a muffler mod :D
  4. stikine

    Hazard tree removal...old school.

    Yup, nails would be a whole lot worse! I need to check the crosscut out to see if there was any damage, but I'm guessing it's probably ok given the softness of copper and lead.
  5. stikine

    Hazard tree removal...old school.

    These are a "pin style" handle and can be removed very easily if need be, which is often the case when you need to single jack to finish a cut solo. We were using a felling xc saw which only has one handle pin mounting hole on each end. The xc bucking saws usually have 2 holes to mount on each...
  6. stikine

    Hazard tree removal...old school.

    I didn't really time us really but once we started sawing not very long. We didn't have spring boards with us so some of the ergonomics was a bit off and we had to adjust a bit to get in better position. The back cut also had a few adjustments because of the fluting and damn bullets we cut...
  7. stikine

    Hazard tree removal...old school.

    The next batch are from a training / workshop we put on for traditional tool use up in Juneau a few years ago . Focus was axe use and crosscut. This was not within wilderness areas but for training purposes. The alders were all heavy leaners which are prone to barberchairing...to mitigate that...
  8. stikine

    Hazard tree removal...old school.

    Thought I'd share some pictures of crosscut and axe use...still alive and well in some parts of the US. The first series is a hazard tree removal in the Stikine / Le-Conte wilderness area. There are numerous Forest Service cabins available for public rental and this one had a Sitka Spruce that...
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