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Finally got a clean removal on that huge, leaning maple in Oak Park
Three years ago, I started my own gig after a decade working for a bigger company. Last week, I had a job for a huge silver maple that was leaning hard over a garage in Oak Park. The client was really nervous, but we rigged it down piece by piece over two days without a single scratch on the structure. It's the first time I've felt completely confident calling every shot on a tree that tricky. Anyone have a go-to rigging knot for a situation like that, where you need a lot of control on the descent?
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wyatt_green311mo ago
Yeah, that "feel the descent" thing from an old article really stuck with me.
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quinn_wood1mo ago
Man, that feeling is the BEST. Had a similar monster pine over a deck last month, same slow piece-by-piece vibe. For control, I'm a total sucker for a running bowline with a porty wrap, lets you really FEEL the descent.
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