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  • From: "Franklin W. Davis" <Parsons2 AT attbi.com>
  • To: <bob AT akasha.net>, "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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  • Subject: Re: Fw: [Market-farming] Hand saw.
  • Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2003 16:17:34 -0400

Hi Bob...I wonder if some of that stupid didn't splash onto me too...:-)
anyway thanks for your thoughts on the subject of cuttin' down trees with a
hand saw. I'm 66 so I ain't a spring chicken..:-) but am in better shape
then most my age. In the end I'll probably just break out the Husky51 and go
to town with it..:-) But wanted some thoughts from others to see whether I
wanted to do it the hard way..:-) Franklin
----- Original Message -----
From: <bob AT akasha.net>
To: "'Jay Gee'" <jaygee AT jghelp.com>; "'Market Farming'"
<market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 12:11 PM
Subject: RE: Fw: [Market-farming] Hand saw.


>
>
> A sturdy bow saw is a useful tool for pruning and sawing trees
> already downed, but the blade is inadequate for safely felling
> trees because it is thin and narrow.
>
> Guys the original question was cutting trees up to 12" - Now a sturdy bow
> saw is far easier than a large whip saw that one man will use. I am not
Paul
> Bunion and a 30# crosscut saw is a pain to operate for an old man. Where
as
> a large bow saw like 42" is much lighter, the blade is kept taught and
does
> not bend, bow, and buckle. If you cut the first side lower and if
necessary
> take a small V out before cutting the back side (away from the direction
of
> fall) then all works well and is far easier. Now as far as blade pinch
well,
> any blade will pinch if you have not planed your cut or if you are not
> keeping your cutting blade waxed. When you wax you can use any candle you
> have laying around just coat the blade thoroughly with the wax by turning
> the candle on the side. Because a bow saw blade is thinner and kept
straight
> by the bow it is much easier to saw with. There is not any need to remove
> excess material to compensate for a thicker blade and the cut is much
> faster. So for ease if you are not into Paul Bunion heavy be like a
pioneer
> and feel the extra labor and sweat just for the experience of mastering a
30
> pound whip saw to say you cut with it, I still recommend the bow saw. A
> woman with a bow saw and knowledge of cutting will probably fell a tree
> faster than a highly hormoned young male burdened with a thick whip saw on
> the same tree. Now if the tree is over 12" then things begin to change
as
> bow saws only get so big. If you have a 2 or 3 foot tree and there is no
> chainsaw around and no quality axes and there is a 5 to 7 foot whip saw
you
> have my sympathy because for how ever romantic the notion sounds it is
just
> too much work for this old man to ever do again. I would have to have 3
> buckets of stupid poured on me first.
> Bob C
>
>
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