Felling and bucking with a crosscut saw

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Good video on the technique. Or about 12 hrs of good exercise and 1.5 cords of wood.
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Thanks for the video.

We weren't allowed to use chainsaws in my parents' house because they were "too dangerous," so we made do with axes, bow saws, and Grandpa's two-man crosscut. The other reason was that my father wanted his children not to be strangers to hard work. Did I mention that I really appreciate my modern chainsaws and hydraulic splitter? ;lol
 
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Looks like a lot of work . . . and time . . . think I'll stick with my chainsaw.
 
Thanks for the video.

We weren't allowed to use chainsaws in my parents' house because they were "too dangerous," so we made do with axes, bow saws, and Grandpa's two-man crosscut. The other reason was that my father wanted his children not to be strangers to hard work. Did I mention that I really appreciate my modern chainsaws and hydraulic splitter? ;lol

In my house we learned how to use the chainsaw and splitter at a fairly young age . . . we would start off with helping to run the splitter and stack wood around 10 or 12 and in the teens we would graduate to helping run the farm tractor and chainsaws. Back then we also never used safety equipment . . . sometimes I think back and am a bit shocked I didn't hurt myself . . . on the other hand, I also credit those early experiences with learning how to truly respect and run the saw to avoid situations where the saw might kick back.
 
Thank God for my chain saws and splitter
If I had to get my fire wood that way I probably would not burn wood
there would be no time for any thing but fire wood . No wonder Farmers
always had large family's to add in the work and long cold winter nights
also helped :)
 
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Last time I used a 2 man saw like that I was on the other end from my dad at about 12 years old taking down fairly small birches. A couple of years later when my grandfather was dropping spruces for lumber I was given an axe for limbing and he was running a chain saw. Things sure have changed. As recently as 10 years ago I was still using a bow saw when I found single trees laying across my farm field. I carried the bow saw on the tractor when I was out working. These days most wood cutting can wait for me to go get my 555 unless what I want to cut is elevated. I still use a pole saw for that.
 
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If that man's saw doesn't start in the morning, he's got no other problems. I enjoy learning about and using tools like that so a crosscut saw has always been on my want list.
 
The rubber man was keeping the saw from binding on the return stroke. If you push a flexible piece of metal like that saw through wood it will tend to bind a little and the bind will then get worse because of the bend in the metal caused by the bind.
 
But...with 2 people pulling and pushing as it was designed to be worked. I know he made do with what resources he had and obviously it wasnt his first clamsteam.
Definitely a situation where a second hand would make all the difference.
 
*slow clap*
 
Actually, I enjoy using Grandpa's crosscut saw with my brothers. It brings back memories and actually can be pretty fast. It certainly beats bucking firewood with the ol' Boy Scout bowsaws.
 
That's one way to keep in shape
 
and obviously it wasnt his first clamsteam.
East coasters crack me up. Clamsteam. Ha.;lol

They didn't call them "misery whips" for nothing.
 
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