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Feb 10, Barberchair is when a tree trunk splits vertically while it is being cut down. The forward momentum of the falling tree is too much for the internal fiber strength of the trunk and it Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.

Barber chairs are extremely dangerous for the saw operator because, as the tree hinges upward from your cut, it is over your head and ready to come crashing down at any moment. A clear escape route is your only chance of avoiding the trunk as it comes down. Jul 31, The main reason for a tree to barber chair is when it starts to fall and has momentum or a lot of weight in the top and something at the stump (not cutting enough holding wood, having a shallow face) starts to stop the tree from falling.

Is mechanised cutting better than the old fashioned way with scissors and comb?

This puts an immense amount of vertical splitting pressure on the tree trunk at the point you stopped cutting. Jul 01, But barbers, haircuts and saloons are much more than that.

Indeed, they hide many serious questions of economics. For example, what determines the price of haircuts: the amount of work that the barber must do or something else? Why do haircuts cost more even though the average amount of hair to be cut per head has not changed? Sometimes when a tree is leaning in the direction in which it is being felled, or when a tree has internal faults, the back of the tree will split while it is being cut.

When this happens, the back of the tree explodes out with tremendous force. This is known as a barber chair. If you get hit by this splitting wood, chances are that you will die instantly.

The power of a barber chair is tremendous. In this video we show an.