No, I charged a premium for my expertise then I took the wood and listed it as "seasoned" firewood on CL for $200. Twigs and all. Win/Win
I realize this post is in jest, however "sloping backcuts" are a real bad habit to get into. Even on very small stuff, good technique should be used.
When I was milling lumber I used to love having logs like that come in. After all, we did not have hydraulics for loading the logs and turning them. Shoot, with these we didn't even have to use the cant hook! Sweet. I do wonder though if Scotty Overkill and Barcroftb would have used a plunge cut to drop those?
I wasn't familiar w the term sloping back cut which I thank you for since I just learned something. However, in my defense, that back cut was not made until after the tree was down. I just made a V notch and pulled it down since it was so slim. The back cut was made to detach it from the trunk.
My intent is to hopefully aid someone in not hurting themselves. This video by Terry Hale, (he has a whole series) is excellent and explains technique.
