Make it fall where you want it! Check out these tips and techniques for taking down a tree. Make it fall where you want it! Check out these tips and techniques for taking down a tree.

Before swinging an axe or starting up the chainsaw, familiarize yourself with key safety practices for felling.

Before swinging an axe or starting up the chainsaw, take some time to learn how to cut down a tree safely.

If there's a strong wind, fell the tree in the direction of the wind. If the tree is on a slope, fell the tree downhill. 3. Okay, now it's time to swing the axe.

A Swedish World Champion logger shows us how to properly fell a tree with a chainsaw.