Jeff,
You've got it nailed down. Your diagram above explains things perfectly. The first cut removes most of the weight from the limb you are removing. The final cut can now be made without any need to worry about a fiber tear that could strip down the bark on a tree that you are attempting...
Spellfeller,
The first day my son-in-law was in a tree making a cut, he forgot to nip the sides of the hinge of the stem he was topping off above him. When the stem went over, the fibers at the hinge pulled his lanyard down the tree about 3 feet. It was a small tree. No injuries to...
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