I volunteered to cut some cookies for my niece as centerpieces for her wedding. I don't have anything like a bandsaw so do you guys have any ideas, besides a good eye and steady hand to help me to make nice even cuts?
Very sharp chain,keep feet planted in one spot.Move arms/shoulders when needed but don't move feet while in the cut otherwise you lose accuracy.
This ^ ^ ^ I'd go one further on the chain though, I'd consider a new one...they always seem to cut the straightest. And a nice straight log would have to make it easier to maintain a straight/square cut I would think...but what do I know...my expertise is cutting cheese
What diameter? If they are small enough for a miter saw...use it. If not...a few reference marks with chalk will help keep them even.
Get to thinking about this a lil more...If you have a fairly straight log, you could mark it the way you mark a large pipe to cut it, a pipe wrap. All you would need to pull this off DIY style is a strip of cardboard about 3-4" wide and long enough to wrap clear around the log with some overlap. Once it is wrapped around the log, and the sides of the overlap lined up, just use the edge to make a straight mark with chalk or whatever...
As long as the log is stable and you have a couple reference marks it is easy enough to do with a chainsaw. Worst case scenario you end up with a little extra firewood. Not rocket surgery.
I just eyeballed mine, cut a bunch shooting for about an inch in thickness. Sharp chain for sure (factory sharp) and don't use saw teeth to dig in , keep saw motor off log by a few inches and lit chain make cut on its own with no leveraging against teeth Last thing is to get two coats of Polly on them within a week or so, as they will be thin and can check within a few weeks if kept outside in sun. Straight log also key of course Happy cutting, you saving them some money and they will look great I'm sure!
Is rocket surgery very fast AND accurate? Or would I have worry about a doctor taking out my spleen AND my appendix...just VERY quickly?
I just eyeballed the ones I did. They don't need to be perfectly consistent; in fact a little variety in thickness can provide some visual interest. I did try to keep the cuts parallel, in case they wanted to set up candles or something on them so they wouldn't slide off. Of course, I put the logs up on my sawbuck - I sure wouldn't want to cut a whole mess of cookies from a log on the ground. I also held the saw toward the center of my body so I could sight down the bar better - normally I hold it more to my right side.
I was thinking to take a camping wire saw and wrap it around the log once. A quick back and forth and there is a scribe mark in the bark all around.
I used an Alaskan mill to make our center pieces. Once I figured out the right thickness, I made short work of the cookies.
