cutting 2" thick vine stalk tucked tightly into a corner

[Gwylan]

cool idea! I could hold it at an angle & cut a X of sorts maybe. because it's way in the corner & I don't want to cut the lattice or the 2x4 holding up the lattice. intriguing, did not know they made a wood cutting disk for angle grinders

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Worked on a laurel bush that got a bit carried away. Did think I'd killed it. But it's recovered now.
My grinder is a fake Makita runs off real Makita 18v battery.

 

[rockyroller]

got it done, well 2 of them anyway. wood chisel & hammer barely made a dent. reciprocating saw did the trick. had to be mindful of the saw blade tip. is it weird that I felt some remorse? I don't like killing things

 

[wafter]

got it done, well 2 of them anyway. wood chisel & hammer barely made a dent. reciprocating saw did the trick. had to be mindful of the saw blade tip. is it weird that I felt some remorse? I don't like killing things

Good work.

Viewed from a definition of weird being "counter / different to the norm", you probably are weird in feeling this way as many people seem to give zero thought to killing things (as I was reminded recently as I witnessed in horror an otherwise placid and friendly acquantance casually remove and crush a small spider from his pint glass ).

IMO it's absolutely right that you feel this way. Sometimes stuff needs killing when a situation boils down to a conflict between its agenda and one's own; but this should always be done with appropriate consideration and respect.

 

[Beebo]

You can drill a hole in the stump and pour a bit of weed killer into the hole for good measure. This will slowly seep in to the roots over time.

 

[rockyroller]

You can drill a hole in the stump and pour a bit of weed killer into the hole for good measure. This will slowly seep in to the roots over time.

oh interesting idea. will be curious to see if severing the stalks I saw, have any effect on the growth at the top of the fence. & wondering how much time it would take for the top to start to die. a few days? a week? more? I'd like to get around to the other side of the fence & look for stalks there

 

[rockyroller]

got back for a look-see

some progress at the top of one but there must be another feeder

nothing ... must investigate further