I took down an Ash today at the scrounge I posted about earlier. It was in amongst a grove of honeysuckle which is overgrown and getting removed so the wind break can be replanted. I left the tree stump purposely high, the way the contractor wanted it.
I thought I'd post some pictures of how I did it and let you guys with a whole lot more experience grade my work.
I spent about a half hour cutting the honeysuckle away from the tree, my exit path and where I predicted the tree would fall.
![What do you think of my lumberjack skills What do you think of my lumberjack skills](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/99/99269-1791f6e6838a6406566b768c2910435f.jpg)
Here is some pics of the face cut. Give me your thoughts please.
![What do you think of my lumberjack skills What do you think of my lumberjack skills](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/99/99270-dd779a2992b67fe064a428dff9feda5b.jpg)
Side view
![What do you think of my lumberjack skills What do you think of my lumberjack skills](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/99/99271-91b5b0a103243aeb0571190e897c1c25.jpg)
Front view
![What do you think of my lumberjack skills What do you think of my lumberjack skills](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/99/99272-a880211ef01208497b7ca7c0d0006bdc.jpg)
Finished face cut
![What do you think of my lumberjack skills What do you think of my lumberjack skills](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/99/99273-63d16fee3e38baa2d417152aa9db2653.jpg)
Face cut from the side
![What do you think of my lumberjack skills What do you think of my lumberjack skills](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/99/99274-aa5ab55aeb0f8daffe17b9459cd5f6eb.jpg)
Back cut
![What do you think of my lumberjack skills What do you think of my lumberjack skills](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/99/99275-345a06b6632cf73e468888b339e5249d.jpg)
The end result
Luckily the tree dropped almost exactly where I wanted.
How did I do...anything I should have done differently?
I thought I'd post some pictures of how I did it and let you guys with a whole lot more experience grade my work.
I spent about a half hour cutting the honeysuckle away from the tree, my exit path and where I predicted the tree would fall.
![What do you think of my lumberjack skills What do you think of my lumberjack skills](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/99/99269-1791f6e6838a6406566b768c2910435f.jpg)
Here is some pics of the face cut. Give me your thoughts please.
![What do you think of my lumberjack skills What do you think of my lumberjack skills](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/99/99270-dd779a2992b67fe064a428dff9feda5b.jpg)
Side view
![What do you think of my lumberjack skills What do you think of my lumberjack skills](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/99/99271-91b5b0a103243aeb0571190e897c1c25.jpg)
Front view
![What do you think of my lumberjack skills What do you think of my lumberjack skills](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/99/99272-a880211ef01208497b7ca7c0d0006bdc.jpg)
Finished face cut
![What do you think of my lumberjack skills What do you think of my lumberjack skills](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/99/99273-63d16fee3e38baa2d417152aa9db2653.jpg)
Face cut from the side
![What do you think of my lumberjack skills What do you think of my lumberjack skills](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/99/99274-aa5ab55aeb0f8daffe17b9459cd5f6eb.jpg)
Back cut
![What do you think of my lumberjack skills What do you think of my lumberjack skills](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/99/99275-345a06b6632cf73e468888b339e5249d.jpg)
The end result
Luckily the tree dropped almost exactly where I wanted.
How did I do...anything I should have done differently?