Dead Chestnut Oak With Lean

There is a fairly large dead chestnut oak on the property with a fair amount of lean to it. Barely any branches left, just a few larger ones; which I hope give way and not hang up in a nearby tree. I would like to drop it for the wood. My question is that do I have to worry about barber chairing on this tree? If so, how do I minimise that risk?

 

Let me go take a photo to share.

 

From what I know, if the trunk is thick enough, aftervthevface cut, use a plunge cut to establish the hinge, then the back cut.

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A bore cut will also tell you if it is hollow. You can smack the tree with an ax or sledge hammer to see if it is hollow as well. A bore, or plunge cut will probably tell you better then beating it with a hammer.

 

Be very careful. That's a pretty substantial lean.

 

The idea of doing a bore cut makes me nervous because you have to cut with the tip of the bar; and that is where you get kick-back.

 

If you look in the second photo; my concern is possible hung up in that tree behind it.

 

What you got there that's already down sitting up off the ground , any good wood in that ?

 

Yes, there is that big forked oak; forget what kind now, up on the ridge that fell from the neighbour side to my side. I started cutting up the limbs on that back in the spring and then got side tracked. Now that the Beast is here, I can return to the larger stuff. I will need to clear the upper road into the woods so I can get the tractor back there to haul it out.

 

Practice the bore/plunge cut on a round you have around.. just make sure it's strapped down tight. A few plunges and you'll get the hang of it