Oldneweng
15th August 2011, 12:09 AM
Today I tried out our new chainsaw. We bought it for my wife so she could learn to use it. It is a Stihl Mini Boss 170c. Only $300. I found it great for shaping bowl blanks. This is the first time for a bowl blank or otherwise as I have just got my lathe setup and still need to make a proper stand http://www.woodworkforums.com/f8/wood-lathe-bargain-138574/.
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This is a piece of poplar I cut today. It had a branch coming out of the other side and is quite thick. It is 38 cm diam as shown by texta marks.
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This is the other half and is thinner.
I don't know how this will turn up but will be a good chance for a play. These came from a tree laying in my back yard waiting to be cut up. It is 60cm at the base. This piece came from about 10ft along.
Today I also cut up a couple of fallen branches from a melaleuca. Anybody tried turning this. The tree is on the side of my front drive and keeps dropping large branches. It is splitting thru the centre and as there is a very tall black wattle growing up thru it and out the top we have decided to remove it.
Dean
179146
This is a piece of poplar I cut today. It had a branch coming out of the other side and is quite thick. It is 38 cm diam as shown by texta marks.
179147
This is the other half and is thinner.
I don't know how this will turn up but will be a good chance for a play. These came from a tree laying in my back yard waiting to be cut up. It is 60cm at the base. This piece came from about 10ft along.
Today I also cut up a couple of fallen branches from a melaleuca. Anybody tried turning this. The tree is on the side of my front drive and keeps dropping large branches. It is splitting thru the centre and as there is a very tall black wattle growing up thru it and out the top we have decided to remove it.
Dean