558K views · 3.8K reactions | Using this tree cutting technique I will be Bypassing the bottom of my notch will help this very valuable walnut tree break away from the stump as it falls. The integrity and strength of the hinge is still there, but with the bypass the whole hinge can move forward as it falls helping break the fibers from the stump, not pull from the log. We sell logs, not stumps | Boys In The Woods | Facebook