how to cut a crotch

Moyo Set the crotch piece in a buck and cut it with the chain saw. Take a look at my web page under cutting crotch wood.

Moyo

I have recently made a number of pieces out of crotch wood - where I cut off the Y's at the point of intersection and used the bottom of the Y as the base of my piece. Then I cut the piece off at the point where the tree's crotch begins to split and knit together.

I turn the whole piece in the form of a V shape with the top of the piece hitting clost to the point where the crotch begins to kint together. This puts a really neat figure onto the item - on 2 sides you have a U design happening and on the other 2 sides you have an upside down U happening. If you cut the piece right, you will have a flame at the bottom and a really cool flame figure across the top of the piece.

In a few weeks I will have an update on my website that will show exactly what I am writing about. Expierment with it and see what comes out - at least challenge yourself to do something new or out of the ordinary with the wood.

Ray

Nice site...thanks for the info

Moyo

Step over a barbed wire fence.

Slide down a crosscut saw...

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September 11, 2001 - Never Forget

This is in the "hard to believe but true" category. When the Huskevarna chain saws first appeared in Canada and I assume the rest of North America, they had a warning sticker that read "Do not stop moving chain with hand or testicles." Boggles the mind does it not? I hear the warning stickers were in high demand.