wiley_p
Climbing Up
You may want to modify your plan a bit.
Excellent input/clarification, Burnham, Jerry and Dave...us lurkers appreciate it.
One quick question, Jerry...that "tapered aspect of holding wood"...is the apex of that triangle at the center of the (what would be the) face? I think that is what you mean by "More wood on the tension side."....capisce?
Is this drawing right?
this technique can work very well if you put your front cuts at 45 degrees, and make them proper felling mouths. I've cut far worse trees than the one pictured with the golden triangle cut. I think I posted some pics of a horrendous badly leaning cracked Poplar where I used this cut.
Its not one I'd recommend without a lot of practice though.
Clean, consise explaination of the forces and our objectives in managing them, Jerry. You do that as well as anyone alive.
shoot a video please.