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  1. Marc-Antoine

    hinge pics

    With the slight banana shape of the trunk, the butt could have bounced quite a bit. Or the top could have got a jerky side move if it hit the outside top quarter of the logs on the ground.
  2. Marc-Antoine

    hinge pics

    That's the bottom of the notch... and some more.
  3. Marc-Antoine

    hinge pics

    What a description ! Now, I have to look at the pics again.
  4. Marc-Antoine

    hinge pics

    Fair point.
  5. Marc-Antoine

    hinge pics

    It all depends on what. My last one didn't impress me by its flexing ability. Holding force, sure, but after a small angle of move, just "pop".
  6. Marc-Antoine

    hinge pics

    I googled it :
  7. Marc-Antoine

    hinge pics

    That's funny to do and it looks cool, but last time (a bit unexpected), I got a broken tile by ricocheting.
  8. Marc-Antoine

    hinge pics

    It's useful too for wedging over the hard back-leaning trees. It allows more force to actually lift the tree instead of flexing the full length of the hinge.
  9. Marc-Antoine

    hinge pics

    Seeing again your pics in full size, I just realized that the "board" next to the log is the actual main clump of pulled fibers from the release cut. Amazing.
  10. Marc-Antoine

    hinge pics

    I can see what you say though. The stumpshot represents as much of a step during the fall if the edge crumbles under the load before the closing of the face.
  11. Marc-Antoine

    hinge pics

    I was aware of that, my comment was about your "no stumpshot" advise to avoid crushing the hinge.
  12. Marc-Antoine

    hinge pics

    Stumpshot or not, if the hinge is thin enough, its fibers are crushed down almost by the value of the kerf's width. The tree leans more by the same amount, no need to cut out completely the hinge on this side.
  13. Marc-Antoine

    hinge pics

    The fibers aren't affected per se, but built on purpose. The cambium layer "feels" the strain on its axis and put in place each year whatever is needed to sustain the load. It can produce either more wood or densier/stronger fibers, or both. It's obvious with the wood's density in the crotches...
  14. Marc-Antoine

    hinge pics

    A snipe should help for that, giving a support edge almost in front of each half hinges instead of one central point putting the trunk in balance.
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