barber chair

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1. An articulating chair used in barbershops and salons to facilitate hair-cutting and styling or face-shaving.
2. businessA tree which splits vertically while being felled, causing part of the tree to remain upright while the remainder of the tree falls.

   One technique that can reduce the chance of creating a barber chair is to use a bore cut.

   2005, Sharon Lilly, Tree climbers' guide, International Society of Arboriculture, →ISBN, page 117

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1. alternativeAlternative form of barber-chair.

   This is because the trunk can “barber chair” before it falls.

   2012, Frank Philbrick, Stephen Philbrick, The Backyard Lumberjack, Storey Publishing, →ISBN, page 44

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   A severely leaning tree which is greater than 12 inches on the stump can "barber chair" by splitting prematurely during the felling cut so that the butt of the main tree trunk pivots upward toward the chainsaw user's head, if special felling techniques are not used.

   1985, N.Y. Forest Owner, New York Forest Owners Association, page 193

   Figure 4-6 A shows a tree that barber chaired when the back cut was too low. Figure 4-6 B shows why it's called a “barber chair”.

   1987, Dave Roberts, Pipe & Excavation Contracting, Craftsman Book Company, →ISBN, page 148