We keep a good number of standing dead trees on our property for wildlife and wild edible mushroom growing, but this one was contributing to an excessively moist mosquito-breeding pocket and leaning a little over a walkway, which can be a hazard particularly as hurricane season is beginning in earnest in these parts.Once I had downed the tree, my brother helped me break it down and drag it to a hugel-inspired garden bed in progress.
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Had to remove some dead tree’s from a property that I am getting ready to sell, so it was the perfect time to get a BB.
This gave me mad respect for the lumberjacks of old. I had to take a break in the middle of cutting the tiny thing! I used my trusty triple bevel pruning saw.
Here is my submission for Drop 6” to 8” dead standing tree with a bow saw - PEP BB woodland.sand.deadbow
To get certified for this BB, I am posting pictures of the following:
- chosen tree to cut
- Action shot about half way through felling the tree showing your wedge/notch cut completed
- Fallen tree
- Measurement across the stump showing the diameter
I had a dead hardwood along the front of our path that we will slowly start turning into a forest garden. This was my first time taking down this size tree with a bow saw (I got the bow saw for $5.40 at a local farm store!!!)
Action Shot (time-lapsed) ...not sure how to embed "shorts":
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~What are you going to do now?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Goin straight Bob. I don’t know, get a job, find myself a gal.. or, I dunno what people do nowadays, build-a, uh, a barn maybe, paint the barn with the gal, put the gal in the barn, you know; American dream."
Mike Haasl approved this submission. Note: Hi Chris, I normally don't comment on how cuts are made but your notch is much deeper into the tree than normally recommended. 1/3 of the way in is usually enough.
For y'all's consideration: i dropped a dead tree that was leaning towards my cabin using a bow saw, plus a rope and ratchet clamps operated by neighbors. The added gear was to decrease odds of it falling towards the cabin. If that's an issue i certainly have plenty other dead trees coming down, i can document another.
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"Do what you can, with what you've got, where you are"
– Squire Bill Widener via Teddy Roosevelt
Someone flagged this submission as not complete. BBV price: 1 Note: Unfortunately you gotta do it by yourself. Next time could you take the pic with the tape showing the full diameter?
Liam Hession
Posts: 56
Location: North-facing Hillside in Missouri Ozarks, 6b, 45" avg. precip.
Round two, hopefully this submission has everything done right. I added a shot of the tree circumference because i thought it might not quite look 6" diameter, but it is, based on 20"/pi = 6.37"
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"Do what you can, with what you've got, where you are"
– Squire Bill Widener via Teddy Roosevelt
Paul Fookes approved this submission. Note: I certify this BB complete. Please ensure that the photos are in the order required and they are in focus, especially where measurements or other details are required.
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