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Whatever happened to Stepan the Russian and his video postings?

I give all credit for learning this cut to Mike Teti from Penn. Not sure where he got it from but from the sounds of it, others know about it as well, which is great. I'm helping TCIA with some things in rewriting the Crane Manual BMP and I showed them this cut along with photos, so hopefully we...

Yeah, I was just shown this cut this past year and it works great. Wondering how many climbers use this method when making a stump cut? First time I used this cut with a very experienced crane operator, he thought I was an idiot. That changed after he saw how nicely the piece just sat on the...

Good points for sure and I agree.

Oh yeah, I can hear the siren. Don't you just love it when the home owner or bystanders want to come close to your picks? I especially remember this video and thread from years ago on the Buzz, because you had to keep explaining to people (especially Justin, aka OleDirty)) why one sling placed...

I agree completely with Reg. Having done a ton of crane work over the years (and never using the v-notch for a pick), I like to see (99% of the time) what the piece is going to do. That is where a straight through cut, aka Rip cut allows you to watch and see that the kerf is slowly opening up...