How to Make a Humboldt Undercut Felling Notch
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- Опубликовано: 15 май 2024
- I demonstrate how I do a West Coast style Humboldt undercut felling notch. The Humboldt undercut is a type of face cut for falling trees. With this style of cutting trees down, it takes the notch out of the stump instead of the usable log. This can result in less wasted wood. Loggers on the West Coast commonly use the Humboldt.
I am using a Stihl MS462 with a 32 inch bar and square filed full skip chain. The logs will be put on my Woodmizer LT15 sawmill. The lumber from it will possibly be used to build a small off grid cabin.  
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A note to the sensitive viewers. In the video I poke a little fun at the conventional notches and those who do them. This is all done with the intent of it being all in good fun. Some of my viewers like to razz me about my “upside down notches”. All of this is just friendly banter.
Humboldt, always on saw logs!👍👍👌
Good morning buddy, that buck you filmed was a trophy, excellent job.
Are you re sharpening your own bands?
I was so triggered by your comments I had to get a pina colada with a pink umbrella to calm down.
😂😂
Right after I finish my whiskey.
@@thekiltedsawyer no I have always used Woodmizer resharp. I just recorded a video today about them ending resharp. I either need to get some sharpening equipment or find another solution.
I'd be glad to help, I just added another bms 250 to my arsenal
Came for the tree fall down, go boom. Stayed for the explanation of the wizardry behind the making of the tree fall down go boom. 🎉
I can't think of any higher praise than to say I found this very, very useful. I like the clarity of your explanations, your dry sense of humor and the pace of your delivery. All in all, most excellent.
Thank you Brian. Kind of you to say.
I concur.
Makes me wonder how many folks he's saved from injury, or property damage, or ...
@@572Btriode😅
Well said
I am impressed!!! Clear, cocise and honest. Nothing gives a better feeling that dropping a 12k pound tree where you want it to fall...safely.
Keep it up!
I agree, this man is very experienced indeed and he is dead on when saying he should save as much wood by cutting the stump. This is a true work of art not like those other viral video showing the key notch (or Tongue & Groove) technique which is the worst amateur things I have ever seen.
He called his shot and delivered! Spot on target! Nice job!
I'm saving this vid and watching it again tomorrow.
Thanks for the wonderful video, and a huge thanks for not ruining it with crappy background music.
Finally a youtuber that understands how to fall a tree
Great description and whether the humor was intended or not, I really enjoyed this video a lot!
I've been cutting trees professionally 38 years. This guy knows his stuff and no ego. Just smooth and steady. My only comment is always plan to use a wedge. I once had a sudden wind gust push a tree about this size back up after it started to go. Thankfully I had placed a wedge and it saved me.
Can i ask a serious question, if you have been cutting professionally for 40 years…why are you watching a how to video? Genuinely curious…ive been cutting for 18 months and have in field teachers, everything i saw here was already known to me in the short time ive been learning, but was curious to see if my instructors were providing same info as others…i imagine if i did this for 38 more years, i would have done thousands of humboldt cuts and wouldnt find any use in spending 15 minutes in my advanced age watching a video about one
@@TheAcenightcreeper ...could be what is called "professional bias"...
Couldn't agree more with your comment David ! I never tire of witnessing such skilled workers in the tree felling trade. Kudos for this well-executed video instruction Wilson - it brings me back fond memories !
@@TheAcenightcreeperI know your question was for the other commenter, but I've been falling for 29 years and I just enjoy watching someone who knows what they're doing. This video just popped up on my feed, and honestly I thought maybe I'd get to see some carnage, but low and behold this dude has good skills and he explained things perfectly. You never know what you may learn! I learned that this guy has good aim😊
I'm no pro, but have dropped many trees in the last 45 years. Always something to learn from a guy who knows what he's doing, even if it's only a reassurance that you would have done it correctly.
I cut for a 'gypo' cutting company and we had to use the Humbolt cut to save more good Doug Fir wood on the logs because the mill wanted nice, square-end logs. You are a great teacher and add a little humor to make an interesting video. Blessings to you.
My Dad was a timber faller. He started when he was 18 and cut until he was 65. If you asked him how to cut a tree, he would say, “Well, I don’t know.” He was known for accurately dropping trees. They used him in areas where there were burns and they wanted the dead trees down without harming the live trees.
Sounds like some fallers I've known over the years. The I don't know means they have so much knowledge that it's hard to put into words for mere mortals to understand.
Best video I've seen to date. No ego. Intellectual, academic but yet very human. Nice balance.. Great!!
You nailed the landing zone buddy. I don’t cut a lot of trees, this was a very good video.
I hate it when I'm trying to demonstrate a "mistake" but I didn't make the mistake! Great video as always!
Yes but it’s probably the kind of problem that could be considered a high quality problem. Thanks for the comment.
Greetings from Bulgaria. Verry useful video. Thanks a lot 😊
I cut trees 5 days a week (not for logging, but for residential). I found this to be more helpful than most of the tree-cutting videos on RUclips. You explain. the details that were needed very well!
The only thing we do differently is we try to line up our back cut dead center on our notch cut or a little bit above as you do.
Thank you for your input Mike. I appreciate the comment. I get the impression they are more about making higher back cut with conventional style than we are with the Humboldt.
I think a Humbot cut is less likely to kickback off the stump in the feller's direction, the reason for coming in above the face cut on the conventional method.
With your coaching I think I'm going to try this method again-first efforts were dismal.
DOUG out
Any person who watches this informative video deserves college credit. A lot of it.
That was probably the clearest explanation of correct technique I have ever seen. I've done a couple of "professional week long courses and have some 30 years experience, but your modest, dry, detailed, humourous and super clear explanations are an example to all of those tutors.
I feel the Humbolt makes sense on a slope. On flat ground, unless there is huge flare, it just gives you a high stump.
Thank you for the kind words. What you said sounds like a good explanation of why west coast has gravitated toward Humboldt and East coast has toward conventional.
I agree. This man is a natural teacher and I thank him. This has helped me so much.
Hey that’s a great job on explaining the proper way to make a tree go boom and exactly where you want it to go boom . I am from the PNW grew up on a hydraulic tank of a D8 cat my step father was one of the best him and his brother. So I have seen a lot of faller’s making there section of the cut go boom helped some also . But the that we were taught was by being yelled at and called something’s that weren’t your name until you did it right lol, I don’t think that is ok to do anymore because of the sensitivity of society today but I really enjoyed watching and listening to and the boom. Thank You nicely Done.
Very good at what you do,thanks.😊
@@robertstewart3862 When I was younger I put up with some of that kind of talk. Nowadays a guy had better be ready to fight me if he wants to.
While not a pro, I have been clearing trees for better than 40 years, and managed to not get myself into trouble. I have some work coming up in a week or so and because I always like to prepare, I have been watching YT videos a lot lately. Even found some training videos I think from British Columbia. While pretty experienced I have learned a lot more, and I have to say this video of yours is the best I have seen. Your style of humor just resonates with me (and others from the comments here) and that makes this all the more enjoyable. Great job! I hope to view more of your videos to see your take on other techniques. At 68 I know a lot of stuff, but there is so much more I don't know, and I always want to learn. Thanks again.
As an xlogger, having fell thousands of trees for hongry skidders not far from the yard/deck, and having topped Spruce/Virginia pine in the summertime,😢 this tutorial was most informative, interesting, and accurate ever. 👍 Thank you Sir!
To help align the back cut, I'll often place a small twig or weed stalk in the "V" of the undercut so it's sticking out the other side. It's easier with a hinge cut than the Humboldt because the twig will want to fall out but if it stays put you have a visual alignment aid instead of having to stop and walk around the tree
You had me at "watch a tree fall down go boom." About the landing of the timber, show off.
Ive been cutting trees for only about 10 years never done an undercut but this dude on the internet is enough to make me give er a try
If you've never done an undercut, you're lucky to still be alive.
@@lancehughes4132 howso?
@@jackh7977
I think he took your "undercut" name for the Humboldt to mean you fell them without taking a wedge out... that would be like Russian roulette, right?
I've been logging and falling for many years here in B.C. , and we use the Humbolt so the sawmills don't whine and complain. We use the exact same terminology as you do. Great video, great explanation for aiming the tree's landing spot. I hope the young guys listen and learn from you.
Around here, western Montana anyway, we always refer to that as an “Oregon undercut”. I’ve been trying to figure out approximately where you live, whether it be Northern California or Southern Oregon. I think you dropped me a huge hint. Thanks for making these inspiring videos. I spend a lot of my days doing what you’re doing and then, because I can’t get enough chainsaw action during the day, I entertain myself at night watching you and listening to your chainsaw.
Great video bud! I hope you do a swinging Dutchman video. The only one I’ve seen was on Guilty of Treeson’s channel. They did that cut on a huge redwood. The whole mechanics of that cut just blows my mind. You west coast fallers do some really cool stuff on the stump, that’s for damn sure.
I did learn a bunch of good stufs and good tips. Thank you so much sire 🎉🎉🎉
Been watching these types pf videos for the past few months. This was was by far one of my favs! Clarity and spot on comedy! Not bad for the west coast. . ... You just had some goofy front cut 😂
great info...thanks for the tips
Thanks for all the entertaining info.
Absolutely perfect fell! Thanks for the great info.
Great demo
Perfect job!
Great advice on matching up the face cut
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me!!!
There's nothing but experience in this video, i appreciate you sharing your wisdom . Knowledge is knowing ,wisdom is doing! I'm an ASE certified automotive technician and can relate to the fact that it's just second nature and its hard to explain how you make it look easy . Thank you for sharing, stay safe.
Awesome, I learned something today!! Thanks 🙏
A much-needed video tutorial for those weekend lumberjacks!
Great tuition with excellent humour thank you 🙏
Bravo! Nice placement on the drop!
Entertaining and educational. Great video.
He nailed it! Sweet!
Once again, excellent video! Keep 'em comin' !
Great instruction! One thing I will add, if you are falling a rotted tree make sure you bore it to find where the best holding wood is. I learned from my mistakes back in the day, and I remember a few Red Oaks kicking out on me because I did not bore them. Do the face cut on the rotted side or it can come over backwards on the cutter. Also, I was always taught to stay in the tree on the throttle until the last second, then take a step away, this prevents the cutter from ruining good wood.
Fantastic teaching. Thank you so much!
just brilliant
Great video, always nice to learn more things. Thankyou
excellent demonstration
Superb vid. Love the sense of humour, too.
It's amazing that little wedge does anything
Man you nailed it with this video.
That was impressive. Thank you
Great job, and explanation!😊 thankyou!
Thank you. That was awesome.
Great video! Love your delivery and sense your of humor!
Love the honesty in addition to the excellent instruction. Thank you!
Great job
Loved the video!
Great video!
HOO-YAAAAA! A NO BS PRESENTATION OF EXPERTISE SERVED UP WITH HUMBLE PIE! SIMPLY A RARITY IN TODAY's SCHEME OF THINGS!
Nice job explaining that cut 😊
You nailed it! It dropped right where you wanted! Man that was satisfying!!
Thanks for information 👍
Nice hinge and directional falling!
Thanks for the vid.
I like your delivery and humor.
Also the big boom replay at the end.
Subscribed and watched the Sponsored advertisements.
DOUG out
Thank you Doug. Welcome to the channel.
Great tutorial sir
Very cool technics. I'm going to try it the next few trees I drop. 👍
Really cool, learned quite a bit and was entertaining, thanks!
I like trees fallin and go boom.
Nice
Finally, a great video on how to line up a Humboldt cut. Well done. Great video.
Jim Wright. Harmony, NJ
Thank you sir. Very informative.
Such a great video, very clear, great instructional with view points!
Tree fall down, go boom! 😂😂
My favorite part!
Thanks for sharing.
Awesome, informative and slightly tongue in cheek humor. Loved it
Wow! One of the most helpful videos covering a lot of things most leave out. Thank you!
wow, that's magic, I am impressed.
Nice job. You are a natural teacher.
Thanks very clear explanations with some humor included.
Good job!!
Excellent !
I like your style.
😊nice tutorial, thanks for posting
Very well done the humble and the Dutchman
Good job buddy!!
Best educational felling I’ve ever seen 👍
Nice video and tricks. Hello from Italy
That's pretty cool stuff
Who knew that learning could be so enjoyable...thank you and carry on.
Right where you wanted it. I have been felling trees since 89', Here in the UK where i work it's mainly hard wood, European Ash, Oak, Maple, even in local woodlands it's seen as urban forestry so amenity based for leisure. we usual cut 'Goofy' as you put it because the stump height is important for access and many stump are ground out or left for coppice The wood rarely goes to a mill but I do some with my Alaskan Mill on the spot. I cut a Humboldt gob when i get a chance. Great video. Thanks
What a way to drop a tree! Perfect!
Nice shot brother! Exactly where you wanted it.
I learned a lot from your video. Plus you are funny, loved listening. Thanks.
Great video.
Well done. That was cool that you put it where you called it. Very satisfying to watch. Thanks.
Awesome video! Thanks!!
I will definitely save this video as well 😊
You are a great explainer. Fun but also with a great feeling for the important points and the mechanics of the thing...
Perfect felling
Thanks great video, wanted to share about how much hing to leave. I was taught to leave a 10th of the width. So if you have a tree 15 inches wide then you will need a 1.5 inch hing. This has always worked well for me and hope it helps other people.
You landed that perfect sir well done. 😉