How do we guild our craft?

[JontreeHI]

I dig your posts, red, even (especially) the long stream of consciousness ones, and learn much.

 

[Redtree]

Thanks for the encouragement, JontreeHI. I put a lot of study, thought, effort and passion into the practice, particularly with reduction and preservation. Sometimes I throw up all over Treebuzz. I'm practicing and sharing at the same time sometimes.
Thanks again Treebuzz and members. I've needed this outlet for years. I'm venting too. And it may sound arrogant at times. I try to watch that, but I'm pretty good at this subject. cranes, disease and pest diagnosis, SRT climbing, these make me look like a rookie at times. I won't preach about those too much. Maybe an opinion or perspective the odd time.



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[guymayor]

That'll build shoulder muscles...I tried and failed to wield an 8' stick attached to a 12' telescoped pole at horizontal yesterday at the end of the day. This morning it got done.

Guilding our craft might involve incorporating techniques that are beyond the standard practices promulgated by ISA, TCIA, and A300. The longer I practice arboriculture, the more I see the bar being held down, not up, by these organizations. Am I alone in that perception?

 

[RopeShield]

All the associated .
Future looks good though with a guild that is not for profit and mandates licensing etc

 

[RopeShield]

That'll build shoulder muscles...I tried and failed to wield an 8' stick attached to a 12' telescoped pole at horizontal yesterday at the end of the day. This morning it got done. View attachment 35031

Guilding our craft might involve incorporating techniques that are beyond the standard practices promulgated by ISA, TCIA, and A300. The longer I practice arboriculture, the more I see the bar being held down, not up, by these organizations. Am I alone in that perception?

@guymayor Tempted to try the rope saw Guy? It does work with some fanagling. Watch the pinch or send the ends to the ground for the finish or back cut.

 

[JontreeHI]

"the more I see the bar being held down, not up, by these organizations. Am I alone in that perception?"

Interesting that the only public education/outreach I've seen is "Trees are Good"
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[guymayor]

Jon you have a point--the same consumer-level basics keep getting hammered. Despite 30 years of evolution in the field, the curriculum has barely changed in 30 years I've been listening to it. The resistance to innovation is powerful.

 

[JontreeHI]

I love patches and stickers, but what else are we paying for? I think CA has helped me secure employment, but what else?

 

[treehumper]

The dilemma with existing associations, like ALL trades and professions, is the larger organizations tend to be dominant in them and respond to change slowly. For them, to be early adopters of new methodologies is a logistical nightmare that can cost them millions that show no immediate return. Once they associate with a given professional body they also become staunch guards of the old standards. Where small companies may have a few hundred or thousand dollar investment they are looking at millions to adapt a change. There is a great deal of inertia in the system.

To develop the guild concept and have it actually accepted by all the players will be a gargantuan task. If it's not then it just becomes a competing association that will then have to gain public acceptance on its own. That will be a tall order!

And on the other topic, pole saws, pruners, ladders, etc.. all tools of the trade that are pulled out when and where appropriate.