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Chain Saw Operation
When using a chain saw to cut firewood, trim trees or harvest
large timber, you need to perform three basic operations:
felling, limbing and bucking.
Felling
involves cutting a standing tree and dropping it in the
place you want it.
Limbing
is the removal of the branches from either standing
or downed trees.
Bucking
is the process of cutting a downed tree into
appropriate lengths.
The Saw Spike:
When you place your running saw blade down
on the wood you rock the blade upward and then lever it
down into the wood. The saw spike grips into the wood and
gives you a leverage spike, otherwise you would have to keep
trying to push down on the blade, which does work, but the
teeth really assist in that levering, hence speeding the cutting
motion and saving a lot of work.
