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I cut up broken trees as a volunteer emergency responder. I'm always fascinated by these puzzles, in that every tree is different in species, condition and natu
by softgrow 4y ago
I cut up broken trees as a volunteer emergency responder. I'm always fascinated by these puzzles, in that every tree is different in species, condition and nature of the fault. The aim is to make the tree safe for the public by getting the broken bit on the ground then cut up into manageable chunks. in practice it requires more time thinking than cutting. There are heuristics like remove unsupported bits to remove weight, avoid rolling etc but it often seems that you end up at a dead end. Then think, discuss and move forward (maybe). Could make some sort of game, where the top levels are branches suspended in trees, e.g. a bit of tree A comes off and lodges into trees B and C.
- password4321 4y agoComing soon: Gary's Mod - Lumberjack
- ggm 4y agoNaieve use of chainsaws is a significant risk. I know, I've tried the baby ones and its very easy to do what cartoonists love to lambast (cutting off the limb you're standing on) (I meant tree-limbs, but the sentence works with the other ones)
- otherme123 4y agoI've never used one of them because they cause me panic. But my father has used plenty, and he always advised me _against_ the smaller ones. He says the small ones tend to refuse to cut a lot, so they kick back, and their small weight make the kick more quick and you end having an accident. The big ones on the contrary, tend to bite hard and when they refuse to cut they are so deep in the wood they doesn't kick back but get stuck.
- ggm 4y agoYes. The guy with the chainsaw preferred the big one for this reason but he let me cut small branches with his small one until I did the classic "cut the soil" thing which blunts them fast. Chainsaws are one of those "a lot more skill than you think" devices. Even something as judging where to do an undercut before the main one implies impressive thinking. Every tree is different.
- EdwardDiego 4y agoIndeed it does, hence why if you're not wearing chainsaw chaps (that work by clogging the chain with fibres), you're really asking to open up your femoral artery if/when the chainsaw kicks back.
- throwaway0a5e 4y agoChainsaws and table saws catch a lot of shit because they are the biggest tools commonly used in basic woodworking and property maintenance (respectively) which is pretty much the only time preppy white collar types encounter power tools that are capable of hurting them.