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Dec 03, In this video I show you how to fell a tree with a bow saw.

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I cover all the things you need to think about in terms of safety, appropriate tools, and techniq. Dec 08, Neil McMahon of TCV shows us how to Fell A Tree With A Bowsaw as part of Wood Allotment Training. shrubpruning.bar Nov 20, Felling a Tree with a Saw. The back cut can be made with either an axe or a saw, but it’s faster and easier with a good cross or bow saw. That’s because the tree’s fibers are already compromised on the side of the front cut, and the tree is starting to lean shrubpruning.barted Reading Time: 9 mins.

Make a bore cut through the other side of the tree.

Dec 01, Decide the direction that you want the tree to fall because this is the side of the tree that you’ll cut the notch. Turn on the chainsaw and carefully cut down into the tree at a degree angle. The top of the notch should be the shallowest part of the cut, while the bottom of the notch will be the deepest area of the shrubpruning.bar: K. The felling cut is made from the direct opposite of your notch.

You will need to cut towards the notch about 2 inches above the first cut in your notch and stop 10% of the diameter of your tree before you meet the tree brush grinder. Stopping before you meet the notch allows for the “hinge”. This hinge controls the direction your tree is going to fall.