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I'll try and dig up some old pictures of his stuff from the 1990s, alot smaller carvings then what he's doing now, mostly dolphins, kangaroos,seals. He certainily has evolved. Big names from the Victoria area are John Brady, Kevin Gilders. I think Eddie may have picked up the larger 5 day...

Hi Bermy, I'm afraid I would have to raise alot of sponsorship money to get Eddie over here to Canada in the middle of our cold winter. I know of Eddie Freeman from Tasmania ,I believe he has a brother or father named Will who was also into carving. I first heard of Eddie back in the early...

Thanks Jay,yes it is a intimate group for our little town. After 4 months of harsh winter and now with the sun shining like spring is around the corner people here love to come out and experience the thrill and sounds of chainsaw racing. We also at the same time have the chainsaw carvers making...

Yep metal foot guards. I paid over $300 for two pairs of those. I figured along with the chaps and safety glasses they are a good idea. I'd hate to see someone ruin a good pair of running shoes with one of those 576s. Of the 15 women who entered, 6 never used a chainsaw ever in their lives. Last...

I agree , you wouldn't see much with outdoor clothing on :lol: and the excess of good beer helped too. We're only a small town of 7000 but we know how to party Willard:occasion5:

Yes a bit nippy, minus -20F but no wind and sun was shining brightly. You can see us Manitobians are dressed for it. Our website www.trappersfestival.com is not updated yet [new guy in charge] but check out the videos- 2010 on the sidebar and click on " best buns-ladies-2010 contest", that's...

Well another Northern Manitoba Trappers Festival is over and I'm still recovering from running my chainsaw events last Sat Feb 19. Had an excellent turnout with 17 men and 15 women as competitors in the speed cutting races and carving. I handed out 3 brand new Husqvarna 450 chainsaws [last...

Looks good, even with a tapered hinge there is lots of hingewood available to stay clear of that split directly behind it.

In a week or so I would like to start a thread about the 5-15-90 rule and talk about other controlled hinge release techniques for example the bypass or mismatch cutting the strap technique while pulling down hung up trees. But starting right now I'll be gone for a week, I'm the director and a...

Here it is again for you to emphasize the obviousness Willard.

Brian I wish I could show you some real nasty trees that were not safe to climb let alone cut that I have removed. Willard:)

You mean the other 10%? I'll give you a couple, after taking a tree down then while working on another tree a half hour later a hung up broken limb from the first tree falls on your head. How about leaving a cut tree stand and while walking back to the truck to get another wedge the tree falls...

Good points Sean. I'll go on another derail here. I've heard its often said that 90% of tree felling accidents occur within 5 feet of where the final cut is made, within 15 seconds of the tree starting to fall making this the 5- 15- 90 rule. So having said that if a backstrap on a hazard tree...

If I'm felling a large stem with a short bar. First from the right side I'll make the complete 2 cuts only half ways through the tree [diagonal first], then go around to the left side and finish the other half by meeting up the cuts. Now from this position I have the "pull of the chain" to make...

Stig from the photo of that oak being felled he did a major flaw, on both sides of the hinge he cut off the strongest part of the hinge, the sapwood. Its just like I would never place a notch in a tree where there is rot or unsound wood at the point of either corner. Willard.

I have to agree with you Burnham hingewwood down low in the flare should not be used in every application , but depending on the species and condition of the wood it has its advantages. Major thing to consider is coniferous trees support themselves primarily by compression wood in the lean side...

Darin here is a sketch to explain. Willard

That is pretty well how I got myself banned from AS. Their 30 tree a day to my...............:lol: Willard;)

Thanks Stig. The generations old mindset where the horizontal "face cut" was made first was long established before chainsaw use. The handsaw made the horizontal cut then the axe finished the notch from above . The practice just kept on into chainsaw use. Willard.

Ok lets say the 1st cut could be a vertical cut, I like to cut at ground level and cutting down vertical into the flare is good...... thats where the strongest and widest hingewood is. Now I understand on the PNW for generations trees were felled at waist high or higher so sighting down a...