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Slide 59
    TEXT VERSION OF TITLE SLIDE:

    Title: The Bottom or Undercut
    Type: Text and Image Slide
    Content:

    The undercut is the second of two cuts that result in a V-shaped notch. The notch is made on the side of the tree facing the direction that you want it to fall.

    The Correct Cut

    1. Starting Point
    Very Important -- begin at the level that will create at least a 70-degree notch opening.

    2. Angle of Attack
    Important -- cut upward at a 20-degree angle.

    3. Ending Point
    Very Important -- stop when the cut reaches the end point of the face cut.

    [Image of a tree marked with a red bottom cut line angled upward to meet the top cut labelled 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 20 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]