2018 Karamat Winter Course - Felling a Tree 

Nicely done!!

These videos of Mors and Kelly are pure gold. I hope there are many more to come, this knowledge is beyond price.

These videos are Mors Legacy. Thank you so much for creating them.

thank you

Apart from the sound that was perfect.

Such a good demonstration. Thank you for posting. It's funny (to me at least) I'm in the prairie and harsh summers kill saplings fast.... so all I can think of is how long it'll take to get a tree that size to grow back, lol. Funny how different terrains give us different perspectives on the stuff around us. I have only cut down trees when old enough to be dying & risking property damage cause the shade is so blasted great in July. I'm supposed to take my kid on some mountain trail in a year or two and am glad for the tips incase I need to cut down a small tree for use in camp. I've never camped outside the midwest USA. Mors had so much knowledge, I'm so grateful for all his knowledge recordings being available online and for those like Kelly Harlton who carry what they learned from him forward into the future. Thank you so much to all who contributed to this video being here.

Mors is a legend in my opinion

Another awesome video ! Can't wait for more videos like this ! Mors and Kelly are very knowledgeable !

Mors is a legend but Kelly is a smart thoughtful and capable man in his own right

Yay, more axe use and safety vids! I've still not adopted the Mors angled bottom cut, but I'm going to have to play with it more. I always discourage the upswing for safety reasons, and I generally encourage cutting low to the ground, where it doesn't work anyway.

Well done. Kelly, you should practice cutting on your off side a bunch. Like you, I find my off side awkward, but I force myself to do it so I can get better at it. Mors dropping nuggets of wisdom still, I see. Would love to get down there someday. Stay safe!

I am kicking myself for not being there last week!!! what a perfect demonstration of felling with an axe. I will be there in July and I can't wait to meet the crew :) Well done Kelly Mors randy, Dale and lori. I even see jon in the back!

so thankful to see new vids ! thank you!!

Thanks for the video.

Another way to tell where the top of the tree will hit is by taking your ax and holding it 1 arm length down the handle and hold your arm straight out with the ax handle straight up and down. Look at the topof the treepasr the handle. If the end of the handle and the top of the tree don't line up wit your eyes then move forward or backwards to match them up. When they match up the top of the tree will land where you are standing.

Does anyone know what anorak mors is wearing?

Good audio Randy👍

nice video thank you sir

Great job Kelly!

I did this course in 2012. Kelly's a boss. Great course. It was -38C the entire week.

Tree felling actually starts at 12:27. Lotsa great info in this vid though. I wish Mors was my grandpa.

I need to add that the bottom of the tree should be seen at the same level as the top of the ax.

Cool

Yes Mors, the top of the tree indeed come back at you, I was felling a 60 foot Aspen last year and almost half of the tree came back at me missing me by only a few feet...I was very lucky to survive.

Kelly is blocking the camera shot of Morse AGAIN!

Stuck my Fiskars right in the toe of my Kamik . I better take a break and pull it out . I may need a Bandaid or maybe a few stitches . This is really hurting pretty dog gone bad now . Wow , I'll make darn sure to be more careful with my axe from now on . I always thought this might happen . I should still be able to finnish though ......

Mors is a legend But the guy with the axe should stop talking and start chopping!