If you believe that your tree is 10 feet tall.

Nov 27, 4. Humboldt cut or inverse notch. This is a safe and efficient way to fell a tree that is on a steep slope or prone to splitting.

Well suited for thicker trees on steep slopes. Opening angle of at least 45°. Horizontal cut has the same angle as the felling cut. The felling cut is slightly above level of the directional treeclearing.barted Reading Time: 6 mins. Nov 30, Directional tree felling: how to notch and hinge a tree. Once you have chosen a tree to cut down, you should decide what direction you want it to fall. Is the tree leaning?

Do the branches hang mostly in one direction? Which direction is the wind blowing? The easiest choice is to fell the tree in the direction it would naturally fall due to. When felling a tree, always start by making a directional notch (also known as a face cut) on the side of the tree where you want it to fall. This allows you to control the direction of the fall – essential to avoiding accidents and injury to you and anyone nearby. Simply put, making the directional notch correctly is vital to safely felling a tree.

large tree may be felled against its natural lean by using the boring technique. Use the open-face notch and bore cut the tree to establish the hinge. DO NOT CUT OUT THE BACK. Allow enough backwood to keep the tree secure. Remove the saw from the bore cut and insert wedges tightly into it. Release the tree from the back. Complete the technique by wedging the tree over. This technique is for. Nov 08, The Humbolt was developed in the Pacific Northwest for dropping trees in step hillsides and made the notch piece easier to get out of the tree.

Some of those notch pieces weighed a few hundred pounds. Most trees I put down are in a hillside but I don't use the Humbolt, I.