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"Keeping ahead of the split." You ever hear that before? I learned there is some degree of control if you can cut the stem faster than than it would split out. But once the split occurs you generally lose control. It's specific only to falling small trees to their favor. With a little...

In lopping brush and small trees I seldom use a face cut. Though I maintain cutting as long as the tree moves to keep it from splitting. The technique you described, Butch, it sounds risky to me, but it just goes to show another mans method. I'd like to have watched and recorded it. Like...