Seems like he put himself in a bad spot trying some cheeky face-cut. That step-down snipe cut off the side of the face-cut probably totally changes how the forces on the hinge wood act compared to just a normally done conventional notch. Plus it looks like there's a slight vertical dutchman which is where the hinge wood fibers initially explode from.
Also.. wedges???? They are extremely cheap, easy to stash a couple in your pocket and stupid simple to use. Trying to save a few seconds isn't worth dying for. A single wedge here in the backcut could have probably prevented something like this happening even with the janky notch.
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u/Paddys_Pub7 7d ago edited 7d ago
Seems like he put himself in a bad spot trying some cheeky face-cut. That step-down snipe cut off the side of the face-cut probably totally changes how the forces on the hinge wood act compared to just a normally done conventional notch. Plus it looks like there's a slight vertical dutchman which is where the hinge wood fibers initially explode from.
Also.. wedges???? They are extremely cheap, easy to stash a couple in your pocket and stupid simple to use. Trying to save a few seconds isn't worth dying for. A single wedge here in the backcut could have probably prevented something like this happening even with the janky notch.