Something a little off the usual topic.

[JKR]

Kurt,
You’ll have fun with your big saw. There’s no such thing as “too much power” when you’re ripping logs.

One thing I found was to file the teeth nearly square instead of the usual 35 degree angle that you would use for cross cutting. Also if it’s powerful enough, take down the rakers a little more than usual.

As a builder, I built a few log houses. One in particular was square hewn with dovetail corners. My helper and I slabbed all the logs to replicate the square hewn look with a chain saw and a guide that ran on a 2x6 that was fastened to the top of the log. This thing had a ring on it to attach a rope so one guy could pull while the other guy ran the saw. Makes me tired just thinking about it!

As a young man, I worked as a cutter in a logging operation up here in Northern WI. I’ve used about every kind of saw made in the last 40 years. These days I like the little ones!?

Have fun and above all, be careful!

JKR