The Low Stump Challenge is a new optional minichallenge suggested by ‪@elemental4rce‬ for this year's Axe Cordwood Challenge. The objective is to use an axe to fell a tree with a trunk diameter of at least 8 inches (20.5 cm) by cutting low enough that the stump is less than 6 inches (15 cm) high. I made an attempt at a low stump while felling an Emerald Ash Borerkilled Green Ash ( Fraxinus pennsylvanica ).

00:00 Intro
04:37 Check for hangers!
05:00 Rounding
08:18 Face cut
10:17 Check carefully for hangers!
10:33 Back cut
14:17 Debrief
16:00 Say hello to my little frenemy

Rounding and low stump footage:
1926 Felling competition in England    • Tree Felling Competition (1926)  
1927 Felling in Wallonia (Belgium)    • Le travail du bûcheron à Crupet et en...  
1937 Felling competition in Whales    • QUIRKY  Competitions: Tree Felling a...  
Felling in the Black Forest (Southern Germany) 1955 film    • Gottlieb P. Cerny  Die letzten Holzr...  

Some modern recreations of traditional low stump felling
In Switzerland    • Bûcheronner à l’ancienne  avec un for...  
Very nice work by @sergeturberg4984    • Abattage d'un épicéa avec la nouvelle...   (video in French, not sure what the location is)
Also nice work by @jeanmarcelgertsch3597    • Abattage à la hache XP65  3   (again, video in French, not sure what the location is)
A reenactment in France:    • Les vieux métiers de la forêt   (with socket wedges!)