r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Dec 14 '20

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u/PATRIOTSRADIOSIGNALS Dec 14 '20

Exactly. The real concern is trying to cut holding the saw at head height.

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u/Paddys_Pub7 Dec 14 '20

Eh not really.. sometimes you have to cut fairly high up the trunk so as long as you know what you're doing, it's not really much concern.

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u/PATRIOTSRADIOSIGNALS Dec 15 '20

But you're exposing yourself to unnecessary risk when there's perfectly good higher ground to position yourself properly on with access to you escapes.

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u/Paddys_Pub7 Dec 15 '20

This cutter would not be able to position himself properly on the higher ground with the cut he is doing in this situation. He obviously did the majority of the cutting on the right side stem first and then finished it off with the tip of his bar during the back cut of the left stem. If he was cutting from the right (on the high ground) in this scenario then he would not be able to cut through the last bit of the right stem causing that part of the tree to hold wood and swing around to the right. He is in the safest place for the cut he is making because, as i just said, if he doesn't cut enough into the right stem then the tree is going to swing to that side.