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 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.  Stop cutting and peek down your bar to see if you are lined up with the stick on the other side.
The back cut should be parallel and even with the apex of the notch. Then make the felling cut. The instant the tree begins leaning, pull the saw free, set the chain brake and walk away along one of your escape routes, keeping an eye on the tree so you can react if it doesn't fall the way you planned. Never take your eye off a falling tree.