How do you recognize a node?

[guymayor]

KTS: "More important than the presence of a tree hollow or cavity is the amount and position of the remaining wood. Branches and stems frequently break at areas of attachment or structural variation and not along the length of an idealized beam. "

 

[KTSmith]

Thanks Guy, the above in your most recent post is the story I intend to tell. Of course, how it will turn out is anyone's guess!

 

[guymayor]

Wish I could see it all unfold; I had to skip expo this year.

 

[JD3000]

Same here but it's in Pittsburgh next year which really works for me