I’m looking for safe ways to rough cut bowl blanks, mostly from large rounds (think 20-40 inches in diameter), for mounting on my lathe. Ideally using a chainsaw.
I’ve tried roughing out bowl blanks with my bandsaw and that’s fine when I start with logs under a certain size (say 18 inches round), but my bandsaw isn’t big enough (nor does it feel safe) with larger rounds.
I’m thinking about building a cradle to hold log blanks vertically (grain oriented vertically), but looking for inspiration. I know I need to hold the logs up off the ground to avoid running my saw into the pavement underneath.