To use the safe corner method

The felling cut must be made slightly above the directional cut.

WARNING: Be careful when you cut with the guide bar tip. Start to cut with the lower section of the guide bar tip as you make a bore cut into the trunk.
  1. If the usable cutting length is longer than the tree diameter, do these steps (a-d).
    1. Make a bore cut straight into the trunk to complete the felling hinge width.
    2. Cut on the pull stroke until ⅓ of the trunk is left.
    3. Pull the guide bar 5-10 cm/2-4 in rearward.
    4. Cut through the remaining of the trunk to complete a safe corner that is 5-10 cm/2-4 in wide.
  2. If the usable cutting length is shorter than the tree diameter, do these steps (a-d).
    1. Make a bore cut straight into the trunk. The bore cut must extend 3/5 of the tree diameter.
    2. Cut on the pull stroke through the remaining trunk.
    3. Cut straight into the trunk from the other side of the tree to complete the felling hinge.
    4. Cut on the push stroke, until ⅓ of the trunk is left, to complete the safe corner.
  3. Put a wedge in the kerf straight from behind.
  4. Cut off the corner to make the tree fall.
    Note: If the tree does not fall, hit the wedge until it does.
  5. When the tree starts to fall, use the path of retreat to move away from the tree. Move a minimum of 5 m/15 ft away from the tree.
Parent topic: To fell a tree