This cherry was a leaner and was shading a dogwood and butterfly bush so I decided to drop it while trying out a saw. I needed to put it between a bird feeder and butterfly bush and dropped it in the middle. This one was only about 14" but for practice I notched it and did a plunge cut behind the hinge and then cut out, worked perfectly.
I dont know, there are vines close by 3 to 4 " diameter. I cut several yesterday to kill them. I call them grape vines but not sure I'm correct on that.
I call it creeper, and it causes me to get severe blisters which last for days or weeks!!! My wife does not get even an itch from it....nice work. I love cherry for morning and shoulder season times.
I made an attempt to move this wood and some other firewood around it to the area where I split and stack my wood and it didnt work out. Using my quad with a trailer(holds about 1/4 facecord) my plan was to haul a load to my stacks and return with seasoned wood for my racks on the porch and shop. I started fairly early but the ground thawed quickly and I was slopping around so much that I had to stop after 3 rounds.
I decided to not even make an attempt this morning, it's been so wet and it won't freeze and stay frozen. This kind of weather drives me nuts! Good job on the leaner bang!
Hmmmmm, i'd call it poison ivy if your getting blisters. You mention your ''wife does not get even an itch from it". Take that as a ''sign'' it's probably poison ivy.
poison oak or ivy has no effect on me so I dont worry about it but I do pull off the vines as I load it.
May very well be poison ivy. Seems like whenever i cut cherry there is always a vine of some sort on it. Ill have to post a pic some time.
great job! Ive never felled a tree using that technique. Ill have to try it some time. I usually notch then cut from the back tapping a couple wood wedges in the kerf. Have a huge white oak to drop and im a bit nervous about it. Makes it a lot easier when they are leaning!
