New Zealand Chain Saw

[hockenbery]

The Photo was in
Newsletter of the South Auckland Woodturners Guild December 2009

reminds me of the of new AAW member who bought a chainsaw guaranteed to cut 5 cords of wood a day. Try as he might he could only cut two cords on his best day.😀
He took the saw back to the dealer who checked it and started it up.
To which our AAW member said "what that noise?"😀

It is a bit political as this saw is described as having a low carbon footprint.

happy turning,
Al

 

[Charlie Knighton]

Al, that must be the answer to cutting green wood with the grain and clogging the chainsaw up with shavings 😀

i wonder how much shipping would be 😱

 

[Joe Greiner]

Two sides to every story. Google [tool gloat old chainsaw]. Probably more mileage still available.😀

 

[Odie]

Good one......that caught me by surprise! lol

ooc

 

[hockenbery]

Joe,
I goggled.
this thread come up second.
the first one indicates it is really an Australian chain saw.

-al

 

[Joe Greiner]

Al,

This thread didn't come up at all when I did the search, because I hadn't posted it yet (of course). Google looks for the best match of the search string, and then for groups of the keywords. I used the Google search to avoid a direct link to the first hit. I have the impression that links to other forums isn't kosher, although I don't find it in the FAQs.

In hindsight, I suspect that the OP of the first hit (bloke from Darwin IIRC) purloined it from the newsletter and cooked up a new yarn. Either that, or they both got it elsewhere. It's really a home-made joke.😀

-Joe

 

[Gretch Flo]

New Zealand

Now I know what to look forward to. My daughter (a physician) and family going to do a 3 month "locum" (temp work) in Gisborne, NZ. Jan to apr. I just got my tickets yesterday to visit them in March. I wondered about turners there- we hear mostly from the Aussies. I wonder if they have cars!!!😉 Gretch

 

[Charlie M]

There was one of those 'red-neck' joke photos of a powered saw. The saw was one of those long two-man bucking saws. One end was attached with a pin to a lug nut on the rear wheel of a jacked up pick-up truck. The other end of the saw was attached with bungy cords to a stump. Kinda looked like it might work😱

Charlie M

 

[hughie]

here you go

Now I know what to look forward to. My daughter (a physician) and family going to do a 3 month "locum" (temp work) in Gisborne, NZ. Jan to apr. I just got my tickets yesterday to visit them in March. I wondered about turners there- we hear mostly from the Aussies. I wonder if they have cars!!!😉 Gretch

[/QUOTE]

here you go, if you email Terry Scott in Auckland he maybe able to point in the right direction. timberly@xtra.co.nz or secretary@sawg.org.nz

Failing that the best bet is the East Cape clubs.

East Cape
Hawkes Bay Woodturners Guild
Secretary: George Johnson
505 Windsor Ave, Hastings
Phone: (06) 8783 384

Whakatane Woodturners
22 Haterini St. Port Ohope



http://www.woodturns.com/clubs_associations/New_Zealand.htm

 

[Gretch Flo]

Thanks

Thanks Hughie, Gretch

 

[Joe Greiner]

It appears to be cordless but underpowered.

I once saw a photo of a circa 1960's one-man outback sawmill that looked like a walk-behind rototiller with a horizontal arm extending about eight feet out in front of the engine with a four foot diameter circular saw blade attached. There was no blade guard and the sawyer would push down on the handles to raise the blade and the wheels would straddle the log as the operator ripped logs into planks. I searched for a photo of this dangerous machine but could not find one. Has anyone seen one of these?

Not in the "flesh," but I've also seen pictures of such a device, and online discussion, sometime in the past year or so. I haven't been able to find it again, of course. And it wasn't a fake.

I've also seen, at garage sales, a couple chain saws with a circular ring "bar." Scary as all get out, and I don't know what the open center brings to the game. I'm pretty sure they're not made anymore.

In the same vein as punkin chunkin' contests, I occasionally come across news of chain saws powered by V8 engines.

In the very, very, old days of Pacific Northwest timber harvesting, some bandsaws had 25-foot wheels. Similar Jumbos in shipyards, and even iron ship builders are still called "carpenters."

 

[David Somers]

Was that because they were working with Ironwood alot?

 

[Bill Boehme]

........ I have the impression that links to other forums isn't kosher, although I don't find it in the FAQs.......

You may be thinking about Sawmill Creek which is the only site that I know of that doesn't allow links to other forums. Most of the folks there think that it is kind of quirky, but rules are rules. Unless something has changed on the AAW site that I do not know about, linking to another forum is not a problem unless, of course, it is just some spammer trying to drum up business.

 

[Joe Greiner]

Was that because they were working with Ironwood alot?

I don't think so. I think it's because the shipyards originally built wooden ships, and the title stayed through the transition to iron. IIRC, the tidbit came from an article many years ago in Fortune magazine about Bath Iron Works in Maine.

 

[Joe Greiner]

You may be thinking about Sawmill Creek which is the only site that I know of that doesn't allow links to other forums. Most of the folks there think that it is kind of quirky, but rules are rules. Unless something has changed on the AAW site that I do not know about, linking to another forum is not a problem unless, of course, it is just some spammer trying to drum up business.

Let's find out: http://www.woodworkforums.com/f163/tool-gloat-old-chainsaw-109920/

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.😛

 

[KurtB]

I think you guys are missing the most important thing of all: right behind the chainsaw, which is expertly crafted BTW, is a genuine, professionally made whatdowhosis!!! You don't see those very often!

 

[Gretch Flo]

whatdowhosis

I think you guys are missing the most important thing of all: right behind the chainsaw, which is expertly crafted BTW, is a genuine, professionally made whatdowhosis!!! You don't see those very often!

It's obvious (isn't it?) that it was a way to create tubular hay bales, They never became popular,😉 Gretch

 

[David Somers]

Let's find out: http://www.woodworkforums.com/f163/tool-gloat-old-chainsaw-109920/

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.😛

Joe....the link worked fine!

Gretch.....regarding tubular Hay Bales....they are very popular in Coastal southern CA where many many things are like, totally tubular Dude!

Dave

 

[waltben]

Gretch - hate to say it, but tubular hay bales are very popular, although there's a push to outlaw them. Something about cows not being able to get a square meal.

 

[Carole Valentine]

Joe, that would be a bow chainsaw bar. They are still available, but I have heard they are more dangerous than the regular bar. They are indeed scary looking. Don't know what the advantage would be to using a bow bar.

 

[Ian Jeffcock]

've also seen, at garage sales, a couple chain saws with a circular ring "bar." Scary as all get out, and I don't know what the open center brings to the game. I'm pretty sure they're not made anymore.[/QUOTE]

These oval or ring bars are made for cutting brush and thinning. They are supposed to be less prone to kickback and also less likely to throw a chain.
Most also have a "dog" sticking out of the top side that holds small saplings in place while they cut. Its been many moons since I have run one. They used to be popular years ago.

 

[Joe Greiner]

I discussed this with a neighbor, a good ol' boy from this neck of the woods, who confirms the name "bow saw."

He tells me that it's usually used for cutting limbs or logs on the ground, for better stance: standing up and leaning down, vs. kneeling on the ground with a straight bar. The circular configuration also presents more exposure for the teeth, and more bite. Unless it runs "backwards," the dog has to be at or near the bottom, similar to a regular chain saw.

Google also found US patent #3921291, which seems to be an improvement over "conventional" bow chain saws. I'll try to digest it later.

Thanks for the added info, Carole and Ian.

As for the hay baler, a Q&D search of the patent office database reports 978 patents. NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT! And the field-searchable db goes back only to 1976. Before that, only patent numbers and classification numbers. Refinement to include "tube" reduces the hits to 225.

 

[Gretch Flo]

chuckle

Gretch - hate to say it, but tubular hay bales are very popular, although there's a push to outlaw them. Something about cows not being able to get a square meal.

My visiting son heard me chuckle and asked what was so funny-showed him your response. Happy New Year everyone, Gretch

 

[hockenbery]

Ian is Joe
Bow bar is used in pulp wooding the work in brush and remove limbs.
It doesn't have a tip so no kick back

al

 

[Joe Greiner]

Another chain saw

Another chain saw. I have no idea where I found the picture; save date was Sept. 2008.