BEGINNER GUIDE TO CUTTING A TREE 

I’m 57 this year and never owned a chainsaw as I’ve always lived in the city. Now living in the country and the old folks need firewood in the winter, I’ve had to “drop and chop” wood so you’ve been a great help to me. Thanks bud and will always come back to you when I’m unsure. Cheers 👍

You are very good at explaining things . Thank you for helping all of us be safe and efficient. Hope you have a great day

Love the way your instruction makes things easy to understand and follow. That's a skill set that's increasingly uncommon.

You Sir have mastered your craft! Love your detailed instructions/tutorials!

Your directional technique explanations are extremely helpful, thank you. That's something I've struggled with for years and am hoping to get down. I'll be glad to give it a shot! 👍🏼👍🏼

Thanks for the wonderful video, and a huge thanks for not ruining it with crappy background music. I don't know why some people feel compelled to add annoying background music throughout their videos.

Thank you!! Never have I had to cut a tree, but this summer has been brutal in Texas and several of my smaller trees have already died. You explained it very well and I feel much better about cutting them down now. Video was very detailed and you explained it so well!!

Im gonna show your video in my chainsaw safety class, your doing an excellent job of explaining the basic techniques of chainsaw use. Thank you

Good job explaining the face cut. I also like to choose the "right" side, make the top cut first, then make the bottom cut while looking down the top cut to make the two cuts meet, thus preventing a "Dutchman" hazard. Also, I encourage everyone to focus on safety, and take a formal Forest Service or Park Service class, every three years. Thanks again, continued blessings, and you have my warmest regards.

I'm always watching these begginer videos even after cutting firewood for over 27 years. Good stuff, never hurts to stay up to date on felling trees as it is dangerous. The worst ones are the unexpected ones, the trees that twist turn, fall 180 degrees from where you were aiming them, despite doing everything right. One miss calculation on the lean and your running in a different direction. I'm always looking up as well... Great video thanks for sharing...

That's a great tip about making sure the chain is 90 degrees to the axis of the tree, and how the tip of the chain cuts slower than the inner part. That's information I've never heard before, and I'm pretty sure it will be useful for improving my cuts!

I especially liked you discussing the fine points of cutting the planes properly. I've struggled with getting them right. It's been hit-and-miss for me and this video will help me a lot. It's one thing to see someone make face cuts and a back cut and show how they look, but an entirely different thing for that "someone" to point out what things to notice about the bar orientation and placement. Thanks. Really useful.

I have never commented on a video before..... BUT this is one of the best demonstrations I have seen...... I spent 33 years on a 400 man full time fire department and have used a chainsaw a lot... But I learned "Why" we did things the way that we do instead of just following directions. Great video

16 years old and this vid is the best one I’ve seen so far it’s prolly really gona help me tomorrow been dealing with big pines around the house and trying to clean up thank you for the vid ! Been messing up with the face cut a little but this should improve my skill !

used your video as my inspiration/instruction to cut down a part of a tree in my tight spaced side yard. Worked perfectly!!! Fell the tree over a 5foot block wall right into my spacious front yard. Fell within a foot of where I desired it to be. Thanks!!!

I worked in the logging industry for three years out of high school. I logged hundreds of acres. I never saw a bit of a log with a wedge cut from it ever. Undercuts are taken from the stump always. This is so the tree won’t kick back off the stump if the crown comes in contact with standing timber. Think about it.

I just cut down a palm following this advice / technique. Went off without a hitch. Thanks buddy, much appreciated.

Thank you! heading out with my Ego chainsaw today to take down a friend’s tree, this was very helpful and gave me some confidence.

😮Due to my advanced age and decrepitude I make the very same cuts but at waist-height. I can take the stump down in fireplace length pieces or use the stump'sheight for leverage when I remove it but mainly, since I no longed have a "jump up" to clear the tree when it gives way, I can move to safety without quetion or delay. Thanks for a fine basic lesson. I will share it from now on with beginners. DOUG out

Hi I had to drop a dead gum tree 80 feet high and was very concerned on how to drop the tree correctly. I watched your tutorial and decided it was time to take this on.I did exactly what you advised and I cut the tree perfectly and had an escape route planned and it went to plan and I have now got enough wood for winter. Thanks so much for your advise.

Extremely well explained. Love your video's. Great work. 👍

Really welldone and so helpful. Thank you! 👏🏻

Very helpful tutorial. Watched it and tried cutting a tree. It worked out very well for me. Thank you.

Awesome educational video. One of the very best. Thank you!

As a beginner, I learnt a few things from this, thanks

Incredible detailed explanation Thank you

Hello from Finland! Your explaining are simple and even i understand it 😃 I have been watched and learned so much from u, keep on going. Thank you!

Dang, you are as good at tree cutting info, as you are at deer tracking info. Keep ‘em both coming!

I've learned so much from these tutorials. Textbook felling with no yahoo bs. It's dangerous enough as it is without winging it. Top Branch is top notch.

Thanks a lot! I’ve been having issues making level cuts and this helps.

Thank You. I like the way you teach. Clear and very useful advice.

Nice and clear. I prefer to do the top cut first as well. I see people do the bottom cut first but I think you risk getting the bar pinched if the tree is leaning in that direction.

Fantastic teaching! Thank you so much!

Excellent video and explanation of proper tree felling technique!

Outstanding. Thank you!

Very well presented. We use almost exclusively bore cuts for our back cut. Here's hoping your lessons catch on

Thanks for the video. Look forward to more Mountain Deer videos too

Great video , very detailed , clear technique, thank you!

Just started using a chainsaw for the first time... really admire the competency you exhibit with the tool, inspiring tbh

I enjoy your videos and the way you do them

This is such an amazing video thank you for sharing.

You have a great way of teaching, thank you. You asked us for things we’d like to see, how about some large oak trees that are standing dead. I have many that are 32”-36” dead and punky in the middle. I have room to work but they still make me nervous.

Another great informative video, thank you 👍🏼👍🏼

Very well done & explained. You are a Pro!

Excellent! Keep up the great videos!

Lots of practical advice there sir. By and large, very useful information for learners. Your fibre-pull (draw wood) is because your step wasn't high enough, for the thickness of your hinge wood. It's a good idea to give a tree like that 4 to 6 inches of step between the scarf and your backcut. This will give your fibres ( your hinge ) the length they need to bend " before " shearing off. Life is for learning, keep up the good work.

Very well explained and useful. Thank you

Thanks for the tip on the cut

Lotta great details here!

Thanks, that's been very helpful!

Seems pretty straightforward. But not long ago I saw another tree expert insisting on a stepped cut approach to a leaning tree to avoid a 'widow maker'. Anyway, I'm still going to call someone if it's a large tree! Also some guys do the back cut almost through and then use wedges to finish felling the tree. So many expert approaches - confusing.

Thanks! Good instructed!

Makes me miss my grandpa. He taught me all this when I was 12/13/14 years old. Many Years ago

Split level cut tutorial please for trees that have a lean against the intended felling direction. Thanks for taking the time - really enjoying these videos.

Thank you. Learned a lot. Subscribed.

Nice job! Perfect explanation and perfect technique! A+

Made it so easy to explain 👍👍

Thank you Luigi, very cool.

Thanks for your explanation and tips...

I've subscribed! Good stuff here. Thanks I hired an arborist last week to drop some dangerous leaning trees over a shed and another building and posted it. You might find it interesting. All the best from British Columbia, Canada.

Stuning tutorial, thanks mate 🇭🇲

Well done! Thank you.

Fantastic, great help. Cheers

Great video! Thanks!

Thanks for your knowledge sir.

Bro you forgot to mention to everyone at home to always look up for widow makers. I haven’t fallen trees in a really long time, but that was really crucial for everyone’s safety upon falling a tree whenever we would fall trees 🌲 Stay safe

Good video appreciate the tips and information!

I teach all the new guys at work to do the top cut first. It's uncomfortable and awkward when you're learning but there are several benefits. First of all you establish the angle of your face and your aim simultaneously. The next reason is exactly what was explained in thr video. You've got a sight line to the other side of the tree and you'll know when to stop cutting. If you make the bottom cut first you're shooting blind on the opposite side of the tree and more likely to miss your mark.

Thanks for sharing 👊

PERFECT Thanks Dude

Great video. Thanks

Nice job, young bucks will want to learn from you...

Perfect, thanks.

Worked. Thanks

Great tips thanks

Thanks, great explanation. Have trees to take out before a possible huge hurricane year, this will really help. I need a better saw.

Awesome video, thank you!

Fantastic help Bro 🤙🏼

Nice work 👍

Great tutorial mate, cheers

Excellent introduction or refresher with some good points explained. I would encourage people to take a course but check out your content before doing so .

Great video!!!

Спасибо за ваши видео. Мне они придают уверенности, что все получится.

Watched a few videos on cutting down a tree. This is the last one I need to watch. Great job at explaining everything throughout the process.

Great tutorial for a beginner like myself!. Would love to see a video on when and why to use a pushing or pulling chain for making certain cuts.

thanks bro, very helpful. any tip on swampy tree cutting?

Thanks. I knew nothing before this.

Great tutorial! Thank you. Could you do a video or short about chains! Changing them, adjusting them and maybe sharpening them?

Every logging outfit ive worked for would have sent you down the road for that cut.

Great video

Hey man iv been a west coast style faller with the forest service style of falling and so I understand that you do the sloping cut first and you are an arborist. Truthfully iv never cut a tree sloping cut first. I would like to what see you say on humbolt cuts on steep stuff

Great way to explainit thanks

Thanks!

Thank you so much.

You cut that back cut really quick. I'd never cut one that quick. I like to see it barely start to move so I prepare myself for the exit. The weight will generally bring it down once you see movement without the need to stay much longer cutting. You were already halfway through the back cut while still coming around the side which made me nervous, cause that was all happening fast. When you talked about cutting and felling a tree the direction of the lean. You can sometimes get away with felling it a different direction depending on how much weight the tree has on a particular side. I have a video of me cutting a pine the other day. I couldn't fell it in the direction of the lean because the lean was towards a building, but up top I could see there was enough tree weight on one side that if I cut level/straight on the side of the lean I could get it to fall uphill and away from my building which it did. It was a pretty good example of it. You can see that video on my channel. Cutting pine tree video, uploaded a few days ago.

Gr8 vid thanks😇😁

Great tutorial! How do you get your chainsaw to start on the first pull every time? Even warmed up the same.

This was excellent! I sometimes have trouble keeping my bar horizontal on the back cut. I can't always tell if I have the bar tip too low/high. Any tips for dealing with this would be appreciated.

Good work my good fellow 😊

Thanks man