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

by Brian J. Ruth

Overview

Taking the fear out of chainsaws by emphasizing safe handling practices, this resource aims to put raw power in the hands of everyday yardworkers. With step-by-step color photographs throughout, 12 of the most common household chainsaw operations—such as grooming hedges, trimming branches, felling trees, bucking trees, and cutting firewood—are tackled with expert advice and sure-handed guidance. With an additional section devoted to chainsaw types, potential buyers can also assess which size and type of chainsaw best meets their needs. Also included is an appendix that has useful technical information and identifies the parts of a chainsaw and how each functions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565239272
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/14/2018
Edition description:	New
Pages:	200
Sales rank:	482,918
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

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