Adventure Bike Rider Forum

daveuprite wrote: ↑Fri Dec 04, 2020 6:03 am Thanks everyone. Think I've got the message.

But despite that, I've decided to ignore all your excellent advice, buy four of them and to teach myself angle-grinder juggling.
It can't be that hard.

That's grand, means our beer is gonna be safe....

Coming up on Dracula tv....Chainsaw season 5.

I'd like to see a short video of you using your new smartphone after using the grindsaw!

simonw wrote: ↑Fri Dec 04, 2020 11:48 am I'd like to see a short video of you using your new smartphone after using the grindsaw!

Simon's a man who knows what entertainment really means...

diggermanbob wrote: ↑Thu Dec 03, 2020 4:49 pm Get yourself a carving bar for chainsaw and get carving

Is it not a bit more sophisticated than that with special saws rather than just a bar change.
I've always fancied a go after watching the pros do it at forrestry shows when I worked in the industry but thought my saws were not suitable.

Surely you could find a safer method of playing with wood ?

You've got a car as well right ?.what's not to like.

Wow. See how he looks at the camera at 5.34 and says "Yeh".

That says it all really...

I have used one and lived to tell the tale, roughed out this meditation bench for her in doors with the chainsaw then used the carving wheel for shaping. Very keen piece if kit, I bought the knobbly wood grinding wheel type at the same time but not used it yet.

Take care

HarveyCamm wrote: ↑Fri Dec 04, 2020 6:40 pm I have used one and lived to tell the tale, roughed out this meditation bench for her in doors with the chainsaw then used the carving wheel for shaping. Very keen piece if kit, I bought the knobbly wood grinding wheel type at the same time but not used it yet.

Take care

That's REALLY nice.

daveuprite wrote: ↑Fri Dec 04, 2020 6:55 pm

HarveyCamm wrote: ↑Fri Dec 04, 2020 6:40 pm I have used one and lived to tell the tale, roughed out this meditation bench for her in doors with the chainsaw then used the carving wheel for shaping. Very keen piece if kit, I bought the knobbly wood grinding wheel type at the same time but not used it yet.

Take care

That's REALLY nice.

Cheers - earned me a good few brownie points - you never know when you're going to need to cash some in

Snaf MKII wrote: ↑Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:50 pm

diggermanbob wrote: ↑Thu Dec 03, 2020 4:49 pm Get yourself a carving bar for chainsaw and get carving

Is it not a bit more sophisticated than that with special saws rather than just a bar change.
I've always fancied a go after watching the pros do it at forrestry shows when I worked in the industry but thought my saws were not suitable.

Not really, obviously the weight of your saw & the power output will have an effect, as you won't need the grunt of something remotely powerful. Carving bars are designed in a way they taper towards the tip, they don't tend to kick. I have an MS200 that I occasionally use for carving, that's about as powerful as you really want to go. You may need to change the pitch of your chain but that's more the bar than saw.


To put it into forum context, you can wizz bang a trail on a KTM 1290 Super Adventure but if you're restricted to a 10mph speed limit a Serow is a much better option for weight & handling