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The first video in a series of short bushcraft and wilderness skills tutorials - How to fell a small tree with an axe.
This video covers the basics of selecting a tree, choosing where to cut, safety considerations, body position, undercut and back cut and some legal and ethical considerations.
00:00 Start
01:04 Choosing a tree
01:35 Safety and felling direction
02:36 Height and placement of fist cut
04:45 Axe techniques
06:25 Starting to cut
07:13 Making the back cut
10:24 Finishing the cuts and felling the tree
11:44 Post-felling analysis
13:00 Legal and ethical considerations
First video - felling the tree: https://youtu.be/yLlSE8w0N5k
Second video - snedding the tree: https://youtu.be/mOiVR3QnzfM
Third video - bucking the tree: https://youtu.be/ZZu7sO4bOTM
Fourth video - splitting and shaping: https://youtu.be/H6GfGXRneUE
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