Fundamentals of Axemanship part 3: Limbing/Snedding
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- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2024
- Before anyone asks about the bandage, no i did not cut myself, i have a bad graze on the back of my hand that is aggravated by chopping
How to safely and effectively remove branches from a tree with an axe
Loved this very much. Always been my favorite part of dealing with trees needing removal - soft and hard woods. I don’t know why, but ‘Tis my favorite outdoor work! And even a favorite exercise. VERY good explaination, and coverage of issues new folks might miss! Haven’t done any of this in a few years, but would as a hobby bring an old retired guy now! Great video!
Thanks for putting these videos out Ben, checked your channel out after a SkillCult ‘plug’, and the axe cordwood challenge is indeed in good hands.
Thanks and welcome!
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Good stuff man. I'll say this is one of the areas where most of my experience lies and this is the only way I've injured myself with an axe. I got cocky doing something I knew better than to do and glanced my shin. Got a gnarly tearing wound where the beard hooked me and 9 stitches for my axe hubris. Never again.
I got 13 stitches in my shin from falling down a half dozen concrete steps if you can believe it. Thats a 90 degree blunt edge, sharp axes need serious respect
this method is definitely the safest, i do it differently personally but then i'm confident in what i'm doing and generally the tree is lower to the ground for me. Great advice in this especially for the people that want to get into using axes!
I saw something interesting in the video archives of NRK (Norvegian public broadcaster) there was old footage of pre chainsaw forest workers limbing a spruce tree. They chopped the limbs/branches with a technique that made them fly, it was quiet impressive to look at. Have you heard about or seen something like that?
Most videos I see of bucking involve someone either standing on the fallen tree or standing with the fallen tree on the ground with the tree basically touching their toes. What would the "ideal/safest" technique be to cut this tree in half? I'm asking because I do a lot of trail maintenance in my area. For cutting a fallen tree across a trail, obviously a chainsaw would be ideal and I have used those but I would much rather hike with an axe than a chainsaw (and using an axe seems a lot more fun).
i made this video talking about that exact problem ruclips.net/video/yMEU1PmS_ps/видео.htmlsi=LVeGHqQE4lqwDQmb
@@benscottwoodchopper Wow thank you! The reason I didn't see this video is because it is not in the Fundamentals of AxeManship playlist
It isn't that bad to just step over the log switching sides to limb, efficiency will come with practice. Keeping the axe handle in line with the log and follow through with the cut and the axe can't contact the user. Hewing is often short controlled chops. Think all the time. Good series.
Id reccomend switching sides for beginners but constantly having to jump over the log does add up to fatigue and lost time. Most people use 2 pound or lighter axes for limbing but I prefer a little heavier because it allows you to use the weight to get short controlled chops rather than wild fast swings.
If you always cut opposed side of log.... Wouldnt i have to keep going over the log every other limb or so? That sounds tiring.
yes for beginners I would recommend, its much safer but does become a hassle when there is a lot of limbs
what are the trousers you are wearing in this video please ?
Dickies Carpenters Jeans
P.s this is stupidly dangerous
What camera are you using for this video?
Its a gopro hero 7 black
@@benscottwoodchopper video quality is much better. Your channel is growing quickly and I know that purchase will help it grow even quicker
+Ryan Egerter yeah its a big improvement, i can now record 4k if i want to. Might get an external mic for better audio though. Channel growth has been great thanks to the shoutout from skillcult but I am not too worried about numbers, id rather have a good community of like minded people
how many kg has that urnieta axe?
1.5
Makes limbing video, doesn't use wide boi.