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Slide 61
    TEXT VERSION OF SLIDE:

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

    The back cut is the third and final cut and is made on the opposite side of the notch. The back cut disconnects almost all of the tree from the stump leaving a hinge that helps to control the tree's fall.

    The Correct Cut

    1. Starting Point
    Important -- begin on the opposite side of the notch at the same level as the notched corner.

    2. Angle of Attack
    Important -- cut flat along a horizontal plane.

    3. Ending Point
    Very Important -- stop at the point that will leave a hinge width that is 1/10 the tree's diameter.

    This is the simplest of all back cuts. Other back-cutting techniques may be required for felling difficult trees.

    [Image of a tree marked with a horizontal red back cut line labelled with a red 1 at the starting point at the opposite side of the notch, 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 and hinge marked by a black line and a horizontal red line showing the back cut]

    [Image of the top view of the tree with the notch marked by a black line and the back cut marked by a red line, a label adjacent to both images marking the tree's 1/4 diameter and the uncut hinge between the black and red lines labelled as 1/10 diameter]