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  1. dspacio

    proper cut for a piece that is tip-tied

    Great videos @Daniel . And your comments make a lot of sense. You understand correctly, this was for cases with no room to allow the pieces to swing away and down. A main takeaway I have is how setting the rigging point very intentionally is a primary point of control for this technique...
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    proper cut for a piece that is tip-tied

    This is such a great drawing - and the whole conversation. Bringing some profound understanding and more nuanced choices. I also really appreciate the drawing showing rotating the hitch around the log (away from or toward the rigging point, etc), it's something I have played with a little...
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    Contract verbiage help

    Yea I am very considering it. I told him I would check back in May. He is a friend of a friend and I did a bit of work there already that he liked; but gave me a time working down the price (that I already rounded down).. I don't enjoy finish carpentry enough to fight for it right now, I have...
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    Contract verbiage help

    This is potent today. I have a small cabinetry job, was scheduled for the first week of January. Has gone from a go, to a wait, to a go, to a stop, to a go.... Halted on Monday as I came by to get a final measurement he called it off waiting for other material ( I am selling some oak I milled...
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    God Bless Freedom Warriors

    My impression is that regarding this issue, more people are choosing a camp based on the personalities or professional status of their sources, and have a hard time reviewing information and making their own assessments.
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    proper cut for a piece that is tip-tied

    Thanks for the illustrations, makes a clear picture from what was a bit foggy. I was missing that the prussik loop was becoming a tagline for the ground to work with. (or climber) that's a great idea to work with. In 2nd example, Neat thoughts about incorporating the pulley there to balance...
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    proper cut for a piece that is tip-tied

    Great video @Jehinten , makes it clear about settling the piece into the rigging as a first part of the cut. shows what @TheTreeSpyder describes in getting the hitchpoint over toward the rigging for the moment of tearing off. I always appreciate your posts. the deliberate use of terminology...
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    Spider leg Tenex Tex splice?

    great info about the brummel. I spliced some 3/8 tenex tec onto a pinto last night, making a prussik to attach to rope. (homemade pulley saver and/or mechanical advantage tool) Wish I heard about the brummel beforehand!! I just did the regular bury, which called for two whole fid lengths! I...
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    proper cut for a piece that is tip-tied

    Thanks, this is something I havent brought in much yet (nearly always just have one ground helper) but it definitely sounds wise especially on these big pieces where there is a lot of momentum involved. Having it tied off with an amount of slack that would prevent it from swinging too far, may...
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    proper cut for a piece that is tip-tied

    great description. this is what I have been aiming for. Those small details in the felling cut, to let gravity set in to the piece, before finally swinging it sideways and into the rigging. so that momentum is going parallel to the house, not away then back towards again. I do often aim for...
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    proper cut for a piece that is tip-tied

    good point about letting the piece settle into the rope a bit before sending it free, @Jehinten has the same idea too. I can see that all over, think I have achieved it sometimes following my sensible approach. cheating the forces to have the piece swing away from both obstacles and myself...
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    proper cut for a piece that is tip-tied

    absolutely, and I tend to use my lanyard in a position that helps me stay clear, if I need to shove off when things start swinging. I keep a "two-exits" mentality when I get that sense the butt may become unpredictable.
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    proper cut for a piece that is tip-tied

    that's great, thanks for the video. I remember reading in the style in "The Art .. of Rigging" . Here he has the rigging point right above, where the line is going straight up. When I have been double considering the cut, is where I have the RP back toward the tree, away from the obstacle...
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    proper cut for a piece that is tip-tied

    Lately I have found a number of situations where I tip-tied pieces to keep them from swinging outward (avoid tips hitting a house or powerlines). I am relying on a well-sweat line but no advantage. Positive (or near horizontal) rigging. Approaching the cut, I have been at a pause a lot of...
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    God Bless Freedom Warriors

    An international court made declarations concerning the implementation of medical experimentation. The directives are known as "The Nuremberg Code" https://www.marshall.edu/ori/nuremberg-code-directives-for-human-experimentation/ There is a campaign to inject a new technology, not a vaccine...
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    Communication

    A small two-way radio costs 25 bucks with at least a mile of range. one needs to pay the FCC for a callsign to use some of the bands (UHF / VHF ) but no test is needed. There are thousands of available bands, I think that would work well, for my liking anyway. downsides would be size, and...
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    Lil Rhody Winter Rec Climb

    Good day ~~~~ I am postponing the climb. All the trees here have a coating of ice now, and we only had a couple confirmed travelers. Let's look to March or April. More daylight, hopefully better availability and more time to coordinate. I will follow up here, maybe the winter climb becomes...
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    Communication

    Well sure. For crucial operations I would wear a Sena any day. but I won't wear one Every day. I worked for years on the ground just communicating with voice. I don't feel I sacrificed safety. Efficiency, now and then. Avoiding a brain tumor that shows up twenty years down the line is a...
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    Communication

    in scenarios like crane work, the added safety of clear communication likely outweighs the risk of minor cumulative radiation effects. but I see some crews have them on every day standard, and that's where I sense issues could come in. I am interested in using a two-way radio / walkie talkie if...
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    Communication

    Has anyone looked into the potential of long-term health effects from using bluetooth stuff right next to the brain for extended periods? I know cellphones put out a lot of radiation, measured that it's best not to hold right to the head, etc. I have a nagging sensation that a bluetooth...

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