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Slide 57
    TEXT VERSION OF TITLE SLIDE:

    Title: The Top Cut
    Type: Text and Image Slide
    Content:

    The top cut is the first of two cuts that result in a V-shaped notch. The notch is made on the side of the tree that you want it to fall.

    The Correct Cut
     
    1. Starting Point
    Important -- begin at any height as long as you allow enough room for the undercut.

    2. Angle of Attack
    Important -- cut downward at an angle of 70 degrees.

    3. Ending Point
    Stop when the cut reaches 1/4 to 1/3 of the trunk's diameter or when the cut reaches 80% of the tree's diameter at chest level.

    [Image of a tree marked with a red cut line angled downward 70 degrees labeled with a red 1 at the starting point, a red 2 at the angle of attack and a red 3 at the end point]

    [Image of a side view of a tree with the top cut marked by a red line and a horizontal line showing the 70 degree angle]

    [Image of the top view of the tree with the cut mark and notch in red and a label adjacent to both images marking the tree's 1/4 diameter]