This guy can chuck wood!

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I guess you can say what you want about much of the technique but he can throw that wood. My shoulders hurt just watching...


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"... he can throw that wood ..." You got that right!

Interesting technique for stowing his saw between cuts:

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That technique has been called the double block buck or double blocking. It's slick. I wouldn't use it over a roof and he's missing a few of the fine points of it, like one handing. I just use it with the bigger saws.
 
That was a cool vid, interesting editing for the most part, though if it were a bit shorter it would be even better. For sure, that is some serious cutting n shucking.
 
I've adopted a similar technique for rigging down a spar from the bucket, especially when time is important.. set block and sling, cut notch, start saw in backcut, then shut off saw, lace up the rope, and then finish the back cut.. saves a few seconds in putting the saw back into the scabbard..
 
Some of the potential hazards of this technique: 8:25 almost takes out his groundman, followed by rolling one into the pick-up. Still, has great upper body strength to do it so many times, with it getting heavier as he goes along. Nice.
 
One thing is for sure. That man is very skilled in the techniques he uses and is very confident in his actions.

I would not dare to try and take that wood down without roping it.
To me working over a roof with a tree standing in an angle and only step cutting it is too risky. As is working with a rope that is too short for a straight-down-self-rescue-bail-out.
Not my way to do things but still. Respect for the daring!
 
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Can you say zip line???...all it takes is one mess-up and hit roof...the guy is a beast, but reckless....

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I'm quite sure that tree was dead. Zip-lining anything from a tree like that is, imo, a death wish.

I've done similar work many times. I have used the "double cut" as well, though maybe not on a leaner like that one.

Check out other videos featuring that climber. He's very good, and smooth. Old school? Yep. He gets the work done smoothly and with no damage.

Not bad work here on this hazard tree. I'd have had more gear and ground help, and tried to avoid all the cross arm one handed cutting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g44mWj4dkm0&feature=related
 
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: 8:25 almost takes out his groundman,

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Look again, not that close at all, nor was the very next chunk...and the g-man was watching him. Plus, he has the "floor". It's up to the groundie to both clear the drop zone, and keep himself clear as well.

Smooth, efficient, safe work, and especially considering the tree was dead. I'd have done it the same way. Though I'd probably have started tossing the chunks behind the lean earlier.
 
The tree is guyed against the lean. Possibly uprooting and not needing any additional rigging force on the tree.

Didn't look like that hard of hucking, but not that easy. Not reckless looking to me to work like that over the roof. Just sayin'.
 
why couldn't he throw it behind him into the woods? check out 4:59 i think he is just bragging. he really didn't think he could do the tree with out rigging check out the block and rope he took with him.
 
I'm likin the lichen, must be a nice place to work. I'd have to call the work sloppy and lazy. The camera perspective makes the hucks look longer than they are so even those aren't so great. Watched it three times and I've decided to fire the whole crew.

Because watching it three times is like seeing it twice and telling him to do it different and the rest of the crew got fired for allowing him to work like that.
 
I think he did a good job a simple butt hitch and no block he could have saved himself a whole lot of brush chunking. Less cameras= More work. I still think he was bragging.
 
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