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10th September 2023, 07:00 PM #1
Can A Chain Saw Be Used Editing Trimming Thick Dry Hardwood Boards
I have about 4 cubes of English Oak and Ash that was milled and dried over 5 years ago now.
Many of these boards are 100 mmm x 300 mm x 4 meter monsters and I was hoping to edit out the knots, defects, end checks etc to make them more manageable.
Using a circular saw is simply not up to the task.
And I was wondering could I use a chainsaw to cross cut these larger pieces down so they are more workable lengths?
I also want the saw to be able to cut up small logs and branches for green wood projects that I do.
If YES - what size bar would I need?
I was looking at something like this
MS 181 C-BE - STIHL MS 181 C-BE Mini Boss™ Chainsaw with Easy2Start
STIHL MS 181 C-BE Mini Boss™ Chainsaw with Easy2Start
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14th September 2023, 02:46 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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I use a battery saw for small stuff like that.
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18th September 2023, 11:52 PM #3
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19th September 2023, 12:28 AM #4
it is a pain to move such large boards and slabs - my hope is to break it up so that it is easier to move and with the instability of my life that is important. Better to move 1 perfect cube then 2.5 cubes of so so.
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20th September 2023, 10:53 PM #5
I'm thinking that if you do as you propose -- cut the defects out of the wood you have -- it's unlikely that you will end up with 1 perfect cube. It's more likely that your 1 perfect cube will split and check and end up being about 0.8 of a cube.
Perhaps it would be preferable to break the bigger (300 x 100) stuff down into thinner strips, rather than attempt to cut the knots and checks out of the 300 x 100 stuff.regards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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20th September 2023, 11:01 PM #6