Martin Shupe
07-06-2003, 2:41 AM
A forestry school buddy of mine owns some hardwood timberland in Iowa. A couple weeks ago, he had a tree that had fallen across a creek. He didn't want to waste it, so he bought all the fixins' to commence chain saw lumber sawin'. He read up on it in FWW, and while I'll admit I was very skeptical at first, I was truly impressed with how well this setup worked.
I don't know the brand of the jig, or I would say, but it is listed in the FWW article. The chainsaw is a Stihl, equipped with a special rip chain, which is the key to making this whole thing work.
The first pic shows the saw resting on the top "alignment" boards. The two by fours set the depth of the first cut, and allow you to cut off the first slab, so you can get a flat surface for the first board. After the first slab is cut, the alignment device is no longer needed for subsequent cuttings.
The saw is currently resting on top of the boards, but when the first cut is made, the jig will rest on the boards, and the saw will cut just under the metal end piece.
I don't know the brand of the jig, or I would say, but it is listed in the FWW article. The chainsaw is a Stihl, equipped with a special rip chain, which is the key to making this whole thing work.
The first pic shows the saw resting on the top "alignment" boards. The two by fours set the depth of the first cut, and allow you to cut off the first slab, so you can get a flat surface for the first board. After the first slab is cut, the alignment device is no longer needed for subsequent cuttings.
The saw is currently resting on top of the boards, but when the first cut is made, the jig will rest on the boards, and the saw will cut just under the metal end piece.