ECS History Department Year 7 ISBL Why did the Normans win the Battle of Hastings? right direction for his ships to sail from Normandy to England. Until the wind blew in the right direction it was impossible for William to set sail.
1 An easy way to make your cuts match up is to place a stick in the off-side of your horizontal cut, causing it to stick out a little.  Start a cut on your side of the tree, lining up the bottom of your cut with that side of the horizontal cut. You can project your cuts path by looking down the bar.
Cutting the soil away from a tree removes vital feeder roots, eliminates nutrient-rich topsoil, and often lowers the water table. Damage caused by shallow cuts (less than two inches) at least three feet away from the base of the tree may be minimal, but still can be a shock to a tree's vitality (health).