How a saw came to be.

Oh no not another top handle debate!!! Look where the last one got us!

 

Great pictures there Kimberly
Next up, get that wood split and stacked, up off the ground, so it can start drying to keep you warm this winter.

 

Good news is that its poplar so it should easily be dry next winter is CSS soon

 

LOL! No debate here.

If a person is too ham handed to use a top handle saw, that's their problem.

 

Top handles do tend to "breed"......LOL!

The 330T I am offering is pictured front right. If it works out, I'll send along the bar, and a couple of loops of chain.

 

Yes, I went down today with my axe to see how hard it would be to split. I did a few pieces; had a hard time hitting it in the same place twice. My thoughts would be to split as much as I could down in the little valley and then haul; that way I don't have to lift heavy pieces. I am trying to figure a way to build a carrier that will fit on the cultivator of Dad's old 8N tractor using pressure treated lumber for the frame. The Harbor Freight carrier is too expensive even with the $49.00 coupon. If anyone wants the coupon number for it, let me know as it can be used by anyone online.

Mostly tulip popular now, some sweet gum but most of the trees blocking the garden was tulip popular; some rather large in diameter too, so that is what was cut first. Very straight grain so that will help me with the splitting.

 

Thanks so much!

 

Kimberly,

When splitting, use a short bungee cord attached to a length of chain. The bungee acts as a binder so the length can be adjusted around the round you are splitting. This will keep the last piece from falling over off of your splitting block. Also, aim for the far side of the round.

 

So I need to whack it near the far edge, and then turn it around and do the same opposite? I have been whacking in the middle.

 

Your correct. Larger stuff is easier to split by knocking the sides off first.

Poplar is easy to split unless knotty.

Sweet gum is near impossible without hydraulics. Unless its the diameter u can burn the rounds I would just cut it back in the woods and leave it.

 

Unless its like a heavy duty field cultivator it most likely will not hold up to having wood stacked on it.

The heavy spring (actual coiled one) tooth cultivators could have a platform built on them and hold a good bit.

The cheap ones with S tines from like TSC might twist or bend pretty good with a lot of weight on them as there not designed for that. You could probably stiffen them with some metal though.


HF has a carry all for $49?? That sounds like a smoking deal...I need to go look.

 

It is the steel one; I have a coupon for it if you would like the number, you would have to order online. With taxes and shipping, it comes to just over $60.00 and that is not in my budget.

 

Can you post a link to that. I was trying to find it the other day and couldn't. I want to get one and even at 60 bucks with shipping that's less than half the TSC price.

On the 330T I have one. It's a great little saw. Cuts well and easy to use one or two handed in my opinion.

Glad everything is going good for you.

 

Clemsonfor: I could be talked into some vintage Johnny Cash while cutting. That is my choice in the shop when I am pre-finishing millwork.

Wow, this post sure has taken alot of different turns.

 

The cultivator frame is made of heavy angle iron so I think it will work. I think I have a design drawn up in my mind that will work. I will take photos as I build it so I can share.

 

If you order online, you can use the coupon for the steel carrier. This coupon is good through 7-31-2015. Lot numbers, 69623 and 66983. Coupon number is 89808899. I don't think they take scanned coupons at the shops or I would scan it and post it. However, when I tried it the shipping was around $6.97 or something like that. I can not drive to a HF shop and back for that amount.

$60.00 shipped probably is a good price but I have not had an income for three months.

 

Yes I find it awkward. I understand where to place my hands and prefer a rear handle. I can see their value in a bucket or tree.

No ham hands, and my 2 cents only.

 

To me, everyone's 2 cents has equal value . Hugs to everyone.

 

Where are you in Va? I am heading back there next week and if you are close by to my travels I could give you a quick lesson with your saw and axe.

 

Yea thats what I am talking about the TSC one is like $120!!