Close up video demonstrating the Tongue and Groove felling technique.This technique can be used on smaller diameter trees where there would be insufficient room to bang a wedge in behind the bar when completing the back cut.It can be used on all types of trees not just palms.The back cut should have been a little lower reducing the step.

Another method for smaller diameter trees is the 1/4 cut technique...Com: chainsaw forest equipments : That was cool, makes me want to go cut trees down just to do that iIt's a slick way of going about it in so many ways, Keeps the tree from twisting, falls in the right direction, and seems very...

grew up with a axe in my hand,got my first saw at 10,learnt how to fall,skid and even saw lumber by age of 12,spent 20yrs logging,residentual tree removal in ont. and b.c. in the mountains.  took part in  logging contests,won 1st place in hooking 12 chokers, and won 3 yrs in a row ,falling. every winter they had a completion in my home town,30 ft. stubs were placed in a row, 10 about 4 ft apart in a line.average size 12-14 inches across stump.not totally straight,some leaning.  

object was.; String tied to stump,other end a stake,,,put stake where you plan on falling stub.If you hit the stake,with doing proper knotch,can,t touch tree in anyway,can,t tip saw,no wedges,and time it takes you to do a proper cut,,,

Then you win 1st place. 2nd place was usually 1 ft. from stake. I very seldom used a wedge,but I always had 1 with me with a fallers axe