frstly, they mke vertcl cuts down the brk usg smll shrp xes, then lever t wy peces srge s they cn mnge. the most sklful cork-strppers prse wy sem-crcr husk tht runs the length of the trunk form just bove ground level to the frst brnches. t s then dred on the ground for bout four months, before beg tken to fctores, where t s boled to kll ny sects tht mght rem the cork.