Sure did use them all the time but for whatever stupid reason it the thought to try to use them to open the cut back up never crossed my mind........
Been there done that. Luckily it wasn't that hard to get out. I might try the wedge idea next time to hold the cut open though. Weird thing was I really wasn't trying to cut all the way through and intended to just cut the top and then roll the log after I top cut the whole section.
Well, if it's gonna happen, better to have happen to a tree on the ground than a tree still standing.