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Learn more about cutting the
three major notches. The Open-faced,
the Conventional, and the
Humbolt notches are all covered in these three links which will loop back to this page.
The notch created by the top and bottom cuts in the picture above is called an
"Open-face Notch." You can compare this notch with
the Humbolt and Conventional Notches.
Special techniques are used for
difficult trees.
Highlights of Manual Felling Techniques:
- An undercut must be made in
each tree being felled. The undercut must be of a size so the tree will not split
and will fall in the intended direction. [1910.266(h)(2)(v)]
- A backcut must be made in each
tree being felled. The backcut must leave sufficient hinge wood to hold the tree to
the stump during most of its fall so that the hinge is able to guide the tree's fall in
the intended direction. Except in Open Face felling, the backcut must be above the
level of the horizontal facecut in order to provide an adequate platform to prevent
kickback. [1910.266(h)(2)(vi)
and (vii)]
- The backcut may be at or below the horizontal facecut in tree pulling
operations. [1910.266(h)(2)(vii)]
- Domino felling is prohibited.
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