We heat with firewood I cut myself and live in heavy hardwood forest where all the oak and hickory I need is in the few trees that die each year in our 20 acres and 100 surrounding acres.
I’ve been felling large trees (24” DBH & larger) for almost 50 years, and by God’s grace, only one tree didn’t go where I aimed it. Most have gone within 5 deg. of where I’ve aimed them. Yes, ropes and chains & tension are sometimes required. Just felled a 14” oak at my son’s house last week & it was a bulls-eye.
Professional loggers might get careless, but I don’t. And I always pray before felling a large tree.
God is good. And full of mercy and grace for fools like me.
BTW - I am 75.
And yes, I always give thanks when the tree goes where I prayed it would go!
But I wouldn’t think of attempting what this guy did!
Thumbs up - I'll be 70 this year.
Good on you. I augment my gas furnace by wood fires so I cut a lot of wood. I don’t have the acreage you have but I have few problems finding free wood in my area.
Most of it is already felled for me - i just buck it and haul it home to split.
Keeps me in shape!
I’ll be 75 in April, and cutting/splitting wood since my pre-teen years. Read my # 36