To Fell a Tree A Complete Guide to Tree Felling and Woodcutting Methods

by Jeff Jepson, Byran Kotwica (Illustrator)

To Fell a Tree was written for the professional tree cutter as well as the weekend woodcutter. If you intend to fell a tree and cut it up for firewood, pulpwood, lumber, or food for the wood chipper, this is the book for you. It’s loaded with practical and interesting information which is essential to the safety and success of any tree felling and woodcutting operation, whether it's in the forest or the backyard. To Fell a Tree is a compact (6 X 9) soft cover book of 160 pages, with over 200 illustrations.

Genres: Reference

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Luke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tons of great, practical knowledge, written in a very laid back prose, and also he quotes Charles Spurgeon.

*sidles away to practice plunge-cutting with my Husky*

[Juan Carlos Ortiz-Giró · Rating 5 out of 5]

No wonder this book is considered the feller's bible! It is very well redacted, the illustrations are easy to understand and the formulas and calculations are as accurate as you can get. Whether you are a felling or just bucking and limbing, if you are a sawyer I absolutely recommend this book.

[David Dameron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great and thorough over view. I just wish it went a little further into depth about a few things including some hinge cutting techniques for side leaners that were not mentioned and more detail on the storm damaged tree section.

[Scgoff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super amazing book with lots of practical tips for sawyers who want to learn about cutting, and do so safely. Highly recommend if you like cutting trees!

[Will G · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still good the second time around.

[Ed Wuelfing · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great instructional.

[Penelope Walter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super informative. Studying this really helped me with my safety assessments during my chainsaw training. I recommend everyone going on a timber harvest give this a read, no matter what your experience level is.