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Wood and tree chopping techniques
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Created on: January 07, 2008
Safety is the primary consideration when cutting wood or cutting down a tree. There are a number of
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by Liberator
Created on: February 12, 2007 Last Updated: April 28, 2007
Tree Cutting, know when to walk away.
As many other mountain people, I have been cutting trees for a
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Created on: September 16, 2007 Last Updated: January 21, 2012
When tree removal is the only choice, remember that planning ahead is the first thing to do. Remember
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by Rex Trulove
Created on: October 14, 2007 Last Updated: December 07, 2009
How do you chop wood? This would seem to be something that requires no thought; you just whack it with
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