BARBER CHAIR! Avoid this tree falling hazard.

[@gatormike1434]

Very good presentation that didn't include unnecessary talk. Good job and thanks.

[@roryclarkrorykiernanp.clar9065]

Yes! I h*te the videos with the unnecessary talk.

[@nickhaisch4277]

Great explanation and safety tips. I had a leaning alder barber chair on me and I ran away down an opposite embankment and broke my ankle. It wasn’t too big either, maybe 12” in diameter. I kept my face cut small because I knew where it was going to go. Never again. Escape path is key!

[@FlanaganHomestead]

@@nickhaisch4277 sorry you broke your ankle. Yes escape path is key.

[@dogrudiyosun]

alders, hillside, drill-like education...11/10 thanks a lot sir. much appreciated.

[@maestrovso]

Only until seeing your collection of clips, I have not seen how dramatic and fast the trees split into the barber chairs.

[@johnnydodgecountry9508]

Anyone who's ever had one of those split-second barbers come back at them , which I have , KNOWS that you got VERY lucky ,( if you did ) to be far enough out of the way of it. It can definitely give you the wake up call you don't want to get.

[@DonKachot]

Thank you for taking your time to share these important safety tips with good examples and explanation🙏

[@FlanaganHomestead]

@@DonKachot tanks for watching, be safe.

[@Woodyjims-shack]

Good video👍 Might be stating the obvious to some but worth mentioning maybe that springers (trees trapped under a fallen tree) are very prone to barber chairing due to the extreme tension they are under. Closest thing to being killed was a 6inch Ash springer. Barely touched it with the saw and it shot up faster than any upright tree being felled missing me by inches. Ash can be a dangerous tree to manage if its dying or diseased also👍

[@FlanaganHomestead]

Thanks for added thoughts. So true

[@lukasking2573]

Do you know what a bore cut is? Saves all the stress with your topic

[@kevinf2089]

Many of the elders aren’t thick enough to bore cut. I have one in my backyard that I know will kick out but the tree is only about 6” thick. I did watch another video showing that with skinny trees, you can put the bore at an angle to get the space to bore it.

[@davidwyby]

…for trees too small to bore and back cut, the Coos Bay cut is good

[@vanderpoolfarmsl.l.c.9983]

Excellent instruction. Thank you!

[@unclemoe5733]

You can also add a large Rachet strap above your cut to hold it together. Thanks for vedio. We need more of these. I almost died from this. Luckily, it went the opposite side of me, and very quickly! It would have drove me into the ground like a nail!

[@FlanaganHomestead]

Glad you are ok. I had never heard the suggestion of a ratchet strap but that would help keep the tree from splitting.

[@johnnydodgecountry9508]

Chain it instead. Works a lot better.

[@harpoonlouis]

If using webbing strap go round and round again. Twice preferably thrice. They have tremendous strength but multiple strands will distribute the load

[@workinonitsteve]

Wow I did a double take, that trail in yours woods looks exactly like my place. Great video.

[@thesayxx]

I'm from Europe and we have a neat little way of dealing with smaller leaning trees that pose a danger of barberchairing. If the tree is too small to make a horizontal plunge cut after you make your face cut, you can bore cut the holding wood (minus the hinge ofc) diagonally. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2mUaWt_a61qi8Usi=4A2IBBRAbshz1VoP&t=2194 (timestamp is 36:33). The small trees are often as deadly as the big ones, even more so because most people tend to ignore the massive amounts of spring energy they have when they split.

[@gratefulgato2653]

Whoa! Thanks for sharing

[@wesfox1712]

Great video!

[@davidwyby]

Bore cut and trigger. Gives you time to set everything up just right and then be gone before anything happens. Kind of east coast style, Game Of Logging. @afleetcommand has videos of it, and I have a couple too.

[@pierrelarocque3214]

Thank you sir for these great advices.

[@pollepost]

A video about safe cutting, but no PPE... Barberchair can easily be avoided if you learn how to cut a hazardous tree. Make a borecut throguh the stump behind the facecut to establish the hinge. Then cut from the hinge to the back of the trunk leaving a small amount of wood left, maybe 1-2 inches. This small amountt of wood is your holding wood.. Finally cut the holding wood from the outside. This will reduce barberchairs since you already cut the fibers next to the hinge. I love americans. So entertaining but not very clever.

[@murphy4trees]

that's my graphic at 4:58... you're welsome to use it

[@FlanaganHomestead]

Thank you. I have found clips of my videos on other channels, was surprised at first but found out it is standard youtube to use limited clips unless expressly marked to not share.

[@rolfelindner8914]

Thank you !!

[@johnnydodgecountry9508]

A good chain around the tree is another good option when cutting.

[@FlanaganHomestead]

Good tip

[@thesayxx]

Use a strap. A chain has the ability to take you out if it fails.

[@rugerfarming5387]

i agree with no face cut. And i notices that alot of barber are done with slow dull cutting saws. If you watch the videos you showed the saw are cutting super slow.

[@Scottparnelloutdoors]

Good helpful video, thnx!

[@joseph78e4n6]

good video ... Leaner 🌳 with ⚠️ ⚠️

[@mattetor6726]

Thank you!

[@1neAdam12]

1000's of felled trees, never had a single barber chair,.... but was always expecting one.

[@FlanaganHomestead]

Glad you haven’t had one. Probably haven’t had one because you were expecting one and taking proper precautions. What type of trees you felling

[@1neAdam12]

@@FlanaganHomestead Every type of tree found in Ohio and Florida. No exaggeration.

[@CoastlandServices]

thank you

[@roncar1761]

Hi from Portland Oregon via Seattle. Great video! 🪓🪓🪓

[@roncar1761]

Are you related to David F. who work in television for a number of years?

[@FlanaganHomestead]

Thank you. You are in my neighborhood

[@go4lowcost652]

What about strapping the trunk of the tree in a couple of places above the cut to prevent barber chair? If it does, why not make that a standard for cutting down a tree in order to prevent injury or deadly accidents?

[@macnitt4039]

Weeds, that's being too kind

[@tooge47]

wrap the trunk at least ONCE with a chain to PREVENT a barber chair

[@thesayxx]

Chains can snap. and when chains snap they become deadly projectiles. Use a strap if you have to. Bore cut on the bigger trees. Borecut the back cut diagonally on small trees.

[@tooge47]

@@thesayxx the chains I use are not going to snap..............

[@thesayxx]

@@tooge47 what about the shackles? Chains are for dragging logs not safety wraps. A friend of mine tried that one time and heard a whizzing sound a few inches from his head when the tree split and the chain gave way.

[@tooge47]

@@thesayxx I'm BEYOND done with trying to teach you kids..............done and done

[@thesayxx]

@@tooge47 Ok boomer. enjoy eating chain links at mach 1.

[@richo1177]

So glad our Australian hardwood don't do this

[@samhiss6807]

Have your safe exit planned before you cut anything.

[@Josephlell]

I've had my share

[@davidscott9572]

Been cutting for 40 years no barbers

[@FlanaganHomestead]

You must be doing it right. Any alder trees there.

[@davidscott9572]

@@FlanaganHomestead speckled alder more of a shrub great in the smoker cut for firewood look for standing deadwood maple oak and with the emerald borer lots of ash. Like the dead stuff don't usually have to season it and I'm sure barbering is more common with green wood

[@Josephlell]

Damn one lucky man

[@Mr11ESSE111]

Worst thing ate when tree stays above

[@Josephlell]

Timber cutter spout he didn't cut it clean enough

[@pamelah6431]

I keep thinking this is Frank Maglio of Tico & the Man fame. ❤

[@tman8939]

take a shot of booze every time you hear the words" Barber Chair" you will be plowed by end of video.

[@jamesskinner-j1p]

70 degree face? Alders are the worst! Never fall one the way its leaning! Never.......

[@Josephlell]

I didn't think so

[@luigicristiani7709]

You speak from minute 2.00 to minute 4.36 too much... you show wrong actions while you speak or better yet write the captions...

[@FlanaganHomestead]

Thanks for input. I try to limit talking but sometimes feel it is necessary to set up what is going on.

[@luigicristiani7709]

@@FlanaganHomestead suggestion... 1 film yourself while you operate 2 describe, while you operate, out loud, briefly, or with captions example: Start with a direction cut, the inclined one, from above... then follows the cut below... then I cut the gill on the right... I change sides and engrave on the left... I change sides and cut the third gill... finally I move on to the falling cut from the back... few words, effective shots, clear, still or slow Good work