STIHL MS 382 24 inch Chainsaw Vs Moreh Sandalwood

Описание: Free hand wooden planks lumber method:

You need a powerful saw with a long blade preferably having more than 5HP like the STIHL MS 382 and above,
Ideally work on logs raised slightly off the ground. - you don't want to cut into soil!

Always saw with the cut vertical - don't attempt to make cuts at an angle into the wood.

Use the tip of the saw to score a straight shallow groove along the line you want to cut.

Take a face off your log to give a flat surface
rotate the log flat surface down and take off the next two faces.

Rotate once more and take off the last face - you now have a roughly squared off beam. It doesn't matter if this is a bit off square as the final boards will still end up very good.

Use a pencil or a colour soaked thread to mark guidelines for your boards (remember the wide kerf of the blade)



Downsides of this approach -
As with any chainsaw mill you make a lot of sawdust, so you waste a lot of potential lumber.
Boards are a lot rougher than you would end up with from a proper mill - operator skill is a big factor

Benefits -
No need to spend a few $100 on a saw mill to cut just a few boards.

Make better use of available resources - lumber rather than firewood.

Cut wood in situ - no need to move heavy logs, requiring skidders when you can just carry out cut beams by hand