Daniel: I feel a great affinity with you because, I like you, feel the need to post up a buncha stuff that I've been doing of late for validation/condemnation, from guys like Mick, Corey, Burnham, and formerly (alas!) Butch, Gerry, and Graehame. We are odd ducks, imho: we who constantly desire these trivial "Atta boy's," or else (which is worse) the perverse bravado that comes from being chided by older, more masculine folk who (out of love) insist that we shoulda known better. I stand by that. You and I are odd ducks. Lately, I've been trying to modify my single tie-in stuff a bit because older guys have said that I should, and (in all honesty) I revert a lot, but I HAVE made some, real progress.
I think that I may be about your same age--I'm 48-- but regardless... allow me to be presumptious enough... as someone who seldom has the luxury to work without spurs... to suggest that flirting with a narrow face in big wood is just a bad idea. Those pigs are fixin ta pop once the face closes and no bucket is fast enough to rip you out of the way in time. Having said that, yer yer own man, and I respect a ton of the work that you done over the years: especially jerking that White Pine top off of the stump, over the hedge with yer True Blue and yer black 4x4.
That was rad stuff my man, and may you live long to keep em' commin'.
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JED
I HAVE ASKED YOU REPEATEDLY TO SPEAK FOR YOURSELF. Your self -depreciation may work for you but please leave me out of your "we are twins" scenario.
I've been cutting trees as my only profession since you were twelve years old. You've been posting 30-60 second videos on youtube for a couple of years, and have how many subscribers on YouTube?
I've been posting videos since 2009, 7 million views, and have 10,000 subscribers. I was ahead of Reg in the former and right behind him in the category, and ahead of August for some time, before I nearly stopped posting in 2012 for some years. My YouTube channel was a parameter in the early days. When August passed me in subscribers, he called Bixler and said: "I just passed Murphy". NO ONE is ever going to say that about you.
I enjoy your videos and think you have far more skill than you let on. BUT what have you shown on video other than one little slice of how to cut trees? I've shown many things that have never seen before or after. And was the first to publish many tips, tricks, and techniques in any form, written or video.
Plunged vertical snap cut, which is a variation I made up of a technique used for countless years. While it would be highly unlikely that I was the first person to have figured that technique out, it most certainly had never been published before. Early discussions on the forums made it clear that many seasoned pros had never seen or even heard of it, (or anything like it!). And subsequently, it has become a standard cut within the industry. You can find a video of some highway workers using the cut on a huge hung tree with perfect results.
Same with the plate cut. Never published before. Ridiculed by many seasoned pros when it was first introduced, including some here on this forum, only to become a standard cut as seen on many youtube videos. Even my early videos of plunge cuts were questioned by many here, including some of your mentors.
Then there is the width of the subject matter in my videos. While there is a degree of subjectivity to this matter, I'll argue that there is no library of videos that covers a greater range of subjects related to tree care.
reduction Pruning, improper pruning, cabling, rigging, falling, bucking techniques, crane work, disease, hazardous tree inspection, throwing tops, remote trips (cripple) for both falling and rigging scenarios, near balance point rigging, rip cut rigging, tree species' properties, gutting the hinge, skid loaders, forensic tree assessment, hinge analysis, history of trees, redirects, two-stage pruning, pulling technique, safety issues, the depth of notches, wild edibles, mushrooms and fungi, lifting heavy backleaners, standing up root balls, stump grinding, turf tracks, barber chair, tapered hinge, right angle retainer lines, distinctions between logging and arboriculture, tip-tying.
The look at the comments such as :
Beautiful demonstration and narration Daniel, l love your hands-on no-nonsense approach to your work, the educational and inspirational nature of the vids, keep up the good work, stay safe always.
Are they saying anything like that to you Jed?
So do me a favor for the last time. DO NOT INCLUDE ME IN YOUR LITTLE SELF-DEPRICATING STORIES.
It's a simple request. One which you have already agreed to. So what is your word worth Jed?
I don't have to come around here. If you can't honor your word then the community will have to live with the consequences.
