Drop 6” to 8” live standing tree with a bow saw - PEP BB woodland.sand.livebow

Here is my submission for "Drop 6” to 8” live standing tree with a bow saw - PEP BB woodland.sand.livebow":

I am providing photos of the following:
- My chosen tree
- Tree with the wedge/notch cut
- Tree on the ground
- Measurement across the stump showing diameter

That's a good back up tool for when TSHTF and you can't get gas or don't have a backup supply. I'd also check into a buck saw, one or 2 man version. I checked those out a few years ago as a backup. Since I keep a 4-5 year supply of wood on hand, those hand saws are better served getting dead stuff in the woods that is still good to burn. Saws easier.

Took down this tree for a neighbor. It's too close to her house.

I cut down yet another tree for Elliot’s Humus Well project for the PTJ.
This time with a silky katanaboy 500.
If anyone is looking for a new saw, this is an excellent contender. It took me under five minutes to get this one down.

I fell a 6” to 8” live standing tree with a bow saw, hatchet and a katana. The katana was the easiest to use. So fun!

To get certified for this BB, post pics or video showing:  

attachment 1 - Your chosen tree
attachment 2 - Tree with the wedge/notch cut
attachment 3 - Tree on the ground
attachment 4 - Measurement across the stump showing diameter

Your chosen tree
- Tree with the wedge/notch cut
- Tree on the ground
- Measurement across the stump showing diameter

I chose a tree in a copse of other trees that was struggling - not a lot of limbs, other healthier trees around, fairly dense.  I used a Silky Katanaboy 500 which is a cuts-on-the-pull style that I found much easier than a bow saw.  After cutting the notch, I anchored the timber tool (my first ever time using it!) then cut the back cut.

*Edit: Jeremy - the tree is standing and alive in the first two pictures.