ChainsawGrandpa
02-14-2009, 11:34 AM
Thought I'd post this on the public forum for all to see.
The care, use, and selection of the crosscut saw is covered in the Log Home Builders Journal, issue #1, and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture has a downloadable thirty page manual in http, or PDF formats.
Chainsaws are great, but there are times (no power machines in the forest between the dates XX to XX, and between the hours of XX:00
to XX:00) when a power saw just won't do. A properly ground, and sharpened buck or falling saw can saw just as fast (or faster!) than a
well maintained chainsaw...just not for as long!
The manual is very similar to the article in issue #1, but goes into greater detail. This is an excellent manual and is a MUST HAVE!
Here's the site:
http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/pubs/pdfpubs/pdf77712508/pdf77712508dpi300.pdf
On the low end, you can buy nice saws for $50 -$75 (but don't expect that to happen every day), and all the way up to $1,500 for a nice used French racing saw. Those saws you see at the lumber jack contests are special made for competition sawing...they didn't come from Home Depot! Here's a link to racing saws:
http://pages.videotron.com/saws/product/
My personal favorite is the perforated lance, but this type of in particular tooth must be kept sharp, and with a proper set to achieve a fast cut with minimum effort. You might experiment and see what type of saw works best for you. I have several saws and all are perforated lance.
-Rick
The care, use, and selection of the crosscut saw is covered in the Log Home Builders Journal, issue #1, and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture has a downloadable thirty page manual in http, or PDF formats.
Chainsaws are great, but there are times (no power machines in the forest between the dates XX to XX, and between the hours of XX:00
to XX:00) when a power saw just won't do. A properly ground, and sharpened buck or falling saw can saw just as fast (or faster!) than a
well maintained chainsaw...just not for as long!
The manual is very similar to the article in issue #1, but goes into greater detail. This is an excellent manual and is a MUST HAVE!
Here's the site:
http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/pubs/pdfpubs/pdf77712508/pdf77712508dpi300.pdf
On the low end, you can buy nice saws for $50 -$75 (but don't expect that to happen every day), and all the way up to $1,500 for a nice used French racing saw. Those saws you see at the lumber jack contests are special made for competition sawing...they didn't come from Home Depot! Here's a link to racing saws:
http://pages.videotron.com/saws/product/
My personal favorite is the perforated lance, but this type of in particular tooth must be kept sharp, and with a proper set to achieve a fast cut with minimum effort. You might experiment and see what type of saw works best for you. I have several saws and all are perforated lance.
-Rick