 Re: Block Driver - if you are blocking down big wood then you need this tool
Ok, I used a picture to explain what I meant by uneven cuts.
If I sink the saw in at point X and walk my way around the tree (moving to the left) to finish at point Z, it wouldn?t be unheard of for my cuts to take a route similar to that of the purple line, not matching up (uneven). Obviously lots of reasons why this can happen i.e. guide-bar length (short, sometimes even too long on a horizontal cut), poor chain condition, wood grain, etc, I shouldn?t really have to elaborate on this but for anyone who is able to avoid this kind of cutting in the tree then just compare the scenario to flushing off a large stump at ground level.
Anyhow, between the two cuts on the drawing there is now a ridge, and point Z has unfortunately finished above X on this occasion, so that sucker aint going to slide in my intended direction (arrow) without first being raised. This is overcome by the provisions I described earlier, and so on and so forth?.
Pieces sliding off sideways: There are obviously guidelines on how to avoid this which are all in the instructional manual but all tools/techniques still have limitations and require a degree of familiarity and common sense.
The saw getting trapped under the wood: The method recommends that you complete the horizontal cut by 95%, this is kept open by a wedge (see video) and then finish off the remaining 5% by cutting just below so that the two cuts bypass each other. You may feel a slight pinch on the second cut but no big deal really. Incidentally, that particular sequence on the video was taken from 2 different sections which why one is smaller than the other, poor camera work I?m afraid but we still managed to salvage the sequence somewhat.
As for assuming that we have access with a truck and loader etc then don?t. If that were the case then a smart person would obviously be looking to sneak a crane in. Think, confinement, rigging, poor access, rough terrain etc, all or either and the qualities of this particular method begin to make sense.
Hey, I?m not trying to tell people what they?ve been doing is right or wrong, it?s none of my business after-all. But from a personal perspective, its not enough for me to just manage, somehow?.I try to utilize all the resources that are available and waste nothing in the process, especially energy. So there lies this man's primary incentive, the fact that a product evolved was only secondary.
Treevet, you referred to an illegal cut in your method, what do you mean, illegal ?
Mark, I will push off smaller stuff as I try not to make a meal out of a job if it can be otherwise avoided..... but as oppossed to actual bench-pressing, you have no upper-back support/leverage from a harness so I couldn't risk the sort of injury that might incur....I already have a bad neck |