{"id":170314,"date":"2022-04-07T10:49:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T15:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=170314"},"modified":"2025-02-08T13:52:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T19:52:05","slug":"how-to-fell-a-tree-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/skills\/how-to\/how-to-fell-a-tree-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Skill of the Week: Fell a Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-170319\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Fell-a-tree-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Fell-a-tree-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Fell-a-tree-2-320x553.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Fell-a-tree-2-640x1107.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world \u2014 having the breadth of skills, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/manly-lessons\/develop-savoir-faire-james-bond\/\">savoir-faire<\/a>, to handle any situation you find yourself in. With that in mind, each Sunday we\u2019ll be republishing one of the illustrated guides from our archives, so you can hone your manly know-how week by week.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re cutting down a tree for firewood, a better view of the lake, or as a guarantee to never rake leaves again, there are few things more fun \u2014 or more dangerous \u2014 than watching it fall while yelling \u201c\u2018Timber!\u201d\u2019 at the top of your lungs. Above, we outline how to safely and effectively perform this satisfying procedure (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/skills\/how-to-fell-a-tree\/\">you can find more details here<\/a>). The same angle-cutting technique applies for both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/featured\/chainsaws-101-how-to-use-a-chainsaw-safely\/\">chainsaws<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/featured\/a-primer-on-the-ax-how-to-use-an-ax-safely-and-effectively\/\">felling axes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t have either a chainsaw or an axe? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/skills\/outdoor-survival\/how-to-fell-a-tree-with-a-knife\/\">You can still fell a tree using only a knife<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Like this illustrated guide? Then you\u2019re going to love our book&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Illustrated-Art-Manliness-How-Self-Defense\/dp\/0316362654\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1500388686&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=illustrated+art+of+manliness&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=artofmanliness03-20&amp;linkId=e447a6af40e5ceee8e39cf768219ac51\"><em>The Illustrated Art of Manliness<\/em><\/a>! Pick up a copy on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Illustrated-Art-Manliness-How-Self-Defense\/dp\/0316362654\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1500388686&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=illustrated+art+of+manliness&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=artofmanliness03-20&amp;linkId=e447a6af40e5ceee8e39cf768219ac51\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world \u2014 having the breadth of skills, the&nbsp;savoir-faire, to handle any situation you find yourself in. With that in mind, each Sunday we\u2019ll be republishing one of the illustrated guides from our archives, so you can hone your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":188994,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":3,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"","activitypub_status":"federate","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,42260,42259,229],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-170314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-how-to","category-skills","category-visual-guides"],"featured_image_urls":{"reactor-320":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/tree-1-320x186.jpg"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Fell Trees: Techniques for a Clean and Controlled Fall | The Art of Manliness<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to safely and effectively fell trees with a chainsaw or felling axe. 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