I blame the internet and youtube for all the nonsense cutting. Anyone can be an expert by watching youtube.

Although I am no pro by any means I did cut some hardwoods back in the 80's. I was taught, for the most part to make the "notch" or "face cut" at an angle down, then straight into the tree. Conventional style notch I guess.

Now I see most fallers using the "Humboldt" which is backwards.

Which one do you guys use? Why the change? Or is it a western vs eastern thing?

Oh, and some guys Bore cut a,most everything. I bore cut some maple and ash. But only those I was worried about a barber chair happening. Some of the guys I knew in Tn. did bore cut when cutting veneer trees though.

So patfundine....which way you cut?

Brian that happened to me two weeks ago. Not a whole tree but a large enough branch I about shat myself. We had gotten a little ice and the wind was blowing about 15-20. Still don't know how or why it didn't take my windshield out.

Boring a tree had me puckered more times than not. Because I was worried about the tree anyway.

Some of those veneer cutters bored the entire tree leaving only 4 stools as holding wood. Then the cut those at an angle and let the tree go where ever it wanted. Saved that tree, but tore the heck out of bunch of others.