I tried to swing a live oak limb a couple weeks ago. Huge tree, limb was 6" diameter where I could reach it and still extended another 25' out. Was barely over the end of the roof so I only needed about a 10 degree swing. My notch was perfect and my back cut was perfect but it just moved about...
Also you need to 'think the cut all the way through' when you tie the rope on it. If you tie the rope too far out, then it will swing nicely but what happens when you finish the cut? If you're tied off past the balance point then the butt end will drop and possibly swing out and hit the object...
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