Chainsaw Manual for Homeowners: Learn to Safely Use Your Saw to Trim Trees, Cut Firewood, and Fell Trees

by Brian J. Ruth

Overview

Written by a chainsaw pro, this guidebook teaches how to safely complete everyday yard work. Step-by-step instructions for performing the 12 most common chainsaw operations, including grooming hedges, trimming branches, felling trees, bucking trees, and cutting firewood.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607655350
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/14/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	250
File size:	87 MB
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About the Author

Brian Ruth is internationally known for his performance chainsaw carving business, Masters of the Chainsaw, a group of top professional chainsaw sculptors dedicated to promoting and preserving the integrity of the art form and its performance. Brian, a former tree surgeon, graduated from Villanova University with a business degree and has been chainsaw carving for 28 years. In addition to winning many U.S. and World chainsaw-carving titles, Brian has carved a larger-than-life Holy Guard for the Shinto-Buddhist Temple in Toei, Japan, an 18-foot memorial in the birthplace of Helen Keller, and likenesses of popular TV personalities. Learn more about Brian at his website: www.mastersofthechainsaw.com.

Table of Contents

What this book will teach you 8

Chapter 1 Read This Chapter! (Safety Is Important) 10

Chapter 2 Buying a Chainsaw: Which Is the Best One for You? 28

Chapter 3 At the Store: A Shopping List 44

Chapter 4 Getting Started: Step-by-Step 50

Chapter 5 Projects 72

Project 1 Cutting Firewood (Bucking) 74

Project 2 Making and Using a Sawbuck 86

Project 3 Splitting and Stacking Firewood 94

Project 4 Trimming Overhead Branches 102

Project 5 Tomming a Hedge 106

Project 6 Felling a Small Tree 110

Project 7 Felling a Large Tree with Wedges 120

Project 8 Limbing a Downed Tree 128

Project 9 Bucking a Downed Tree 136

Project 10 Cutting Down a Stump 144

Project 11 Milling Lumber from Logs 150

Project 12 When to Bring in a Professional 160

Chapter 6 Maintenance, Service, and Sharpening 164

Appendixes 192

How a Chainsaw Works 192

Glossary 196

Resources 198

Index 198