Jerry Ziliak
09-30-2007, 8:05 PM
I have a Logosol TimberJig (still in the box).
Need to make cross section cuts from end of tropical hardwood cants, some as large as 20in. x 20in. x 8ft long. Need flat smooth cuts that are at right angles to faces of cant. Freehand cutting does not yield what I need......taper, steps etc. on cut face. Has anyone developed a technique that allows chainsaw's bar to be guided through the cut eliminating the squareness and flatness issues. For me its a quality issue and a productivity issue. Need flat, square faces to take to bandsaw table or I end up chasing my tail and reintroducing "defects" into bandsawn faces and edges.
Don't know if TimberJig can be safely edge guided from end of cant, recognize it is designed for guiding on a long surface in a ripping cut along the grain rather than across it.
A practical alternative to freehand cut offs on the ends of large cants would certainly be appreciated.
Need to make cross section cuts from end of tropical hardwood cants, some as large as 20in. x 20in. x 8ft long. Need flat smooth cuts that are at right angles to faces of cant. Freehand cutting does not yield what I need......taper, steps etc. on cut face. Has anyone developed a technique that allows chainsaw's bar to be guided through the cut eliminating the squareness and flatness issues. For me its a quality issue and a productivity issue. Need flat, square faces to take to bandsaw table or I end up chasing my tail and reintroducing "defects" into bandsawn faces and edges.
Don't know if TimberJig can be safely edge guided from end of cant, recognize it is designed for guiding on a long surface in a ripping cut along the grain rather than across it.
A practical alternative to freehand cut offs on the ends of large cants would certainly be appreciated.