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the handles tie to the hooks which hook into the ends of the chainsaw. the whole thing works fast and well but, like everything, won't last forever. you could probably build a couple of log shelters or a cabin with one but if you're using it to cut up firewood all the time it's gonna wear out eventually. still, it's about a thousand times better than a wire saw.
Thanks... No I wouldn't cut much fire wood with that rig. i would harvest fungas i find in the woods with a saw like that most. More or less because it fits a pocket, which my buck saws don't, not do my folding tree limbe pruners. Well they sort of fit a rear hip pocket, but I don't generally carry it unless the plan is to go get some sticks, or a fungas i found.
Most of the fungus I harvest are for tinders. Most of these need to be pre charred, but one doesn't.
I would like to get a clean, very used, but well cared for one man slave whip, for that rainy day when big wood needs cut, and my chain saws are down for what ever reasons. be nice if that whip had 2 blades, one for hard wood the other soft. Pretty much a dream in 2010.
Thanks... No I wouldn't cut much fire wood with that rig. i would harvest fungas i find in the woods with a saw like that most. More or less because it fits a pocket, which my buck saws don't, not do my folding tree limbe pruners. Well they sort of fit a rear hip pocket, but I don't generally carry it unless the plan is to go get some sticks, or a fungas i found.
Most of the fungus I harvest are for tinders. Most of these need to be pre charred, but one doesn't.
I would like to get a clean, very used, but well cared for one man slave whip, for that rainy day when big wood needs cut, and my chain saws are down for what ever reasons. be nice if that whip had 2 blades, one for hard wood the other soft. Pretty much a dream in 2010.
What you talking about...?
One man Crosscut felling saws these guys are based in NY State?
You want Tuttle or Perforated Lance tooth?
Hell up here our chainsaw mechanic also does sales and sharpening of them next time I'm there I'll ask if he has any used well cared for specimens (although these tend to be more expensive than new). Are they hard to find in NH or something Mac?
At $170 for 3.5' it's less half the price of a Chainsaw that will cut that DBH.
Heck, I'd take a good felling axe over one of those pocket chainsaws anyday... they're a major PITA!! They're small and portable, but I could probably take down a big'un faster with my baby camp axe, with much less fatigue. Yes, I do have one, as a backup just in case something bad happens to my bucksaw or my axe walks away on me; but I don't think it's ever been out of my pack.
One man Crosscut felling saws these guys are based in NY State?
You want Tuttle or Perforated Lance tooth?
Hell up here our chainsaw mechanic also does sales and sharpening of them next time I'm there I'll ask if he has any used well cared for specimens (although these tend to be more expensive than new). Are they hard to find in NH or something Mac?
At $170 for 3.5' it's less half the price of a Chainsaw that will cut that DBH.
LOl Gun, evidently I have no idea what I am tawlkin about
I don't see anyone using them, the few I see are outside rusting away or inside collecting dust.
I don't see any blackened with age, oiled waxed and patiniaed from ages of use and good care. So I figured they were a lost tool of the past.
Just one of many tools i don't have, but then I have others from the 18th and 19th. Not everything, and that 'might' be one that could be handy on a rainy day.
Once I needed a good hand rip saw, and couldn't find one, so I took a good cross cut saw, of which I have more than one and refiled that by hand to be a rip saw, so I have a rip saw now. These are std carpenters saws from before 1940.
LOL once i bet a guy my hand augers would cut faster than his motor drive augers. You should have seen the look on his face when he arrived to race!
LOl Gun, evidently I have no idea what I am tawlkin about
I don't see anyone using them, the few I see are outside rusting away or inside collecting dust.
I don't see any blackened with age, oiled waxed and patiniaed from ages of use and good care. So I figured they were a lost tool of the past.
Just one of many tools i don't have, but then I have others from the 18th and 19th. Not everything, and that 'might' be one that could be handy on a rainy day.
Once I needed a good hand rip saw, and couldn't find one, so I took a good cross cut saw, of which I have more than one and refiled that by hand to be a rip saw, so I have a rip saw now. These are std carpenters saws from before 1940.
LOL once i bet a guy my hand augers would cut faster than his motor drive augers. You should have seen the look on his face when he arrived to race!
Why, we were miles from any power outletts!
Ah now a good set of hand augers, are worth their weight in gold. I kind of understand what you mean, I went to some place a couple of years ago wanting a regular hand saw setting tool, the guy looked like I'd done lost my mind, saying people just buy new saws. However Crosscuts are not as rare as you might think.
I bought a part of a saw set, thinking it was for sewwing leather. That long clamp that clamps up a saw and clamps on a bench top too.
It worked pretty well for sewwing leather too
I think I have 4 sets of augers as sets now, all wire brushed, sharpened, and oiled wrapped up in waxed papers. These are 19th century and have square taper tops to fit a brace.
I have 3 18th century bitted augers with forged eyes and wood t handles which I like best. By crossing the arms you can get 1.5 revolutions at a time, which bites in hard and drills fast.
Tell ye what, don't go walkin in a modern hardware store, and ask a female clerk if they sell any adz.
Heck, I'd take a good felling axe over one of those pocket chainsaws anyday... they're a major PITA!! They're small and portable, but I could probably take down a big'un faster with my baby camp axe, with much less fatigue. Yes, I do have one, as a backup just in case something bad happens to my bucksaw or my axe walks away on me; but I don't think it's ever been out of my pack.
you're right on all counts, but this is my get-home-bag, not my living in the wilderness kit. my bag is right around 80 lbs already and adding to that is something i want to avoid. also, i don't plan to drop a 'big-un', but rather, construct a temporary shelter or two and between the pocket chainsaw and my kukri machete i should have that covered. every tool has it's place. for the jobs i intend to use it for, this is the best solution for me.
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