Face Off

[TheTreeSpyder]

i think we take a face, and that accomplishes certain objectives. Changes pivot of support to tree to favor fall, perhaps even have more leverage over the sidelean force, places control at rear tensioned fibers that saw manipulates, provides path of least resistance, creates a short ressitant axis of hinge to target and a long axis leverage hinge against side lean etc. all at once.

i think a target axis different than the loaded/lean/power axis takes some of the overwhelming forces out of the equation, and doesn't chance cutting into the compression as much. Felling to the side of lean, doesn't feed into the strongest pull of gravity; and takes power to turn. If this power needed to 'turn' isn't from an added line pull etc. to the offside of the lean; it must come from the force of the lean/ power axis itself. Turning the model sideways, for rigging a horizontal limb sweeping across , cutting across places the long axis of the hinge, directly against the downward pull, distracting from target.

A Swing Dutchman, closes the lean side only to push center. For various purposes. Because of allt he Dutchman warnings i use it mostly in smaller force stuff, to include in tree. Precise cutting etc. takes time, saw, attention to not cross facecuts, or cross just so much etc., at such an angle. so i've kinda made this Mock Swinger, that for a lot of things, especially handing off to a rig, does fairly well on sideways slides of horizontals, steer the head away from traps etc.

 

[stevebullman]

uh huh, yep, couldnt agree more

 

[TheTreeSpyder]

Kerf is only facecut, giving much less prep, much less precision for mocking powerful strategy of swing dutchy.

Getting the power of tapered hinge + push of side dutchman for in controlled fashion for path axis not on lean/power axis. If moth axises are the same, then can have faceless hinge under compression, not good; so this is for when they are seperate axises, not in line. 'Hinge' out the opposite side (with no facecut), not under compression then, pulls to it's side, and gives leverage agianst downward pull. All while kerf is closed, pushing up for support without rope! And pushing across to target too. The closed compressions of the kerf, working in unison with hinging, not as afterthought.

The pulls and pushes are not seperate camps, but a combined army. This is acieved with 1 facecut, no worries about crossing cuts, angle of each in face etc. For more Push sideways, than up, take some wood from downward axis of face of kerf, leaving the side alone. Kerfing in deeper giving more power, this makes it shallower/ less push on down down/vertical axis, while maintaining push on across axis from strategy.

 

[TheTreeSpyder]

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