4
12
13
direction of fall
notch
felling back
50 mm
hinge
Limbing
50 mm
2
1
14
15
16
17
When bucking on a slope always
stand on the uphill side of the log
2
1
2
1
Cut from the top
Don’t let the chain contact the ground
Then make the finished cut by
overbucking to meet the first cut.
Cut 1/3 the diameter from the
underside
Cut 1/3 of that diameter
from the top overbruck
Then make the finished cut by
overbucking to meet the first cut.
Leave larger lower limbs to support
the log off the ground.
