A specialized felling method used in tight spaces or urban forestry where a tree cannot be felled in one piece. The cutter makes a straight horizontal cut without a traditional face notch, holding the trunk vertical, and drops it straight down. They then cut a section off the bottom and repeat the process, lowering the tree in stages until only a stump remains.
Heard on the job
We don't have the clearance to lay this pine down, so we'll have to chop and drop it in four-foot blocks.
Insider tip
This technique is highly dangerous and requires perfect balance and saw control to prevent the trunk from kicking out sideways.