hello all. here's a good project I'm working on. but first lets just take a moment to calm the nerves of the sceptical and those who get nervous of heavy duty machinery lol the chainsaw though incredibly powerful and considered dangerous is actually a sleak and elegant machine. I use 3 different machines for my carving and machining work. All of course are made by Stihl. following models: MS170, MS 250CQT and MS880 pro. as the chainsaw is in some models a bulky machine it's important to get used to the machine. just like a woman, handle with care and respect the tool at all times. if you're carving for the first time start off with a small saw rig like the ms170 or husquvarna 135 models. using anything from 12 inch to 15 inch but a 12 inch is perfect for use. enough of the discussion..... lets get down to business. First off you're gonna need a hefty log. say about 30 inches girth by about 45 inches height.. with a long bar chainsaw take off the top for a clean cut just to level it and then go around the edges of the top and cut angled chunks off. not too big now.. this is to work with the surface. now the bark is a big consideration here to some level so from this point use a smaller saw to plane off the bark nice and gently by running the bar about half an inch in from the edge and run down it. let it just plane the surface gently. please note the chainsaws are your only tools here. next thing is this. from the base of the log go about a third up and with the saw running about 3/4 power on the throttle run the bar to mark out your drop line for the bar to stop at. you can cut in at least about 3 inches or so all around the bark. this is a little bit delicate so turn the log side on and from the top end run the saw over and rotate the log slowly. from there it starts to get a bit easier. Using a mid range saw, my ms250CQT and a rough chain, I'm gouging out the base with the saw rotated to the side. remembering that of course that little girl is able to handle different positions not just straight down. so now you're ready to rough out. from the slit point you've made, position the saw to carge and rough out. this is a good bit but your positioning of the saw depends on what machine you use, its weight and its power. a bit to deep on the angle can force the saw to run away at half throttle now you're roughing out the base where the feet will stand proud. rough out at least 5 inches or so around the cercumferance of the log from the split point. this will give you adiquate working conditions for the machine. you can now rough up the log slowly but it helps to sometimes do a down cut. . start moulding with the bar on your midsize macchine and away you go. keep going to the foot line and rough out more around the surface and then at the back assuming you've decided where your back will face of the eagle now take out just abit more at the back so you square off . now at the back where you're going to take out sit the log now so its in its vertical position andtake your chainsaw and cut about a third from the back of the log in and go down about cut down about a third down and from there draw the saw out and come from the side and cut away that piece. that's now removeable stock. part two to show if interested lew
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