Two saw plan

[Stihlalltheway]

I set rakers every half dozen sharpenings or so, no need to set rakes every touch up or thorough sharpening!

Also, for limbing and brush clearing I prefer a less aggressive chain.

It’s likely we cut different wood for different end goals. Most of what I cut is ponderosa with some piñon/juniper and the occasional shrub oak. Mostly the big wood is realtively soft and the hard wood is small. I’m not sure what you cut in Europe but if I had to guess it’s more hardwoods, in which case what you’re saying makes more sense than what I do

 

[Wilhelm]

It’s likely we cut different wood for different end goals. Most of what I cut is ponderosa with some piñon/juniper and the occasional shrub oak. Mostly the big wood is relatively soft and the hard wood is small. I’m not sure what you cut in Europe but if I had to guess it’s more hardwoods, in which case what you’re saying makes more sense than what I do

I almost exclusively buck turkey oak for my own firewood, its knots and crotches are bone hard.
Turkey oak is very dense and as such resists being cut.
I consider beech and "regular" European oak as being soft, so that says something.
I wish Sondre @SOS Ridgerider and I had more time to play with my firewood logs during his short visit, but it wasn't meant to be - this time around!



Disclaimer:
The Stihl ain't mine!
And, I am the ugly guy...

 

[Nate.]

Often I’ll bring just a 10mm 044 and a 346xp on jobs unless the tree’s are bigger than average.

 

[Woodwater]

 

[SOS Ridgerider]

I almost exclusively buck turkey oak for my own firewood, its knots and crotches are bone hard.
Turkey oak is very dense and as such resists being cut.
I consider beech and "regular" European oak as being soft, so that says something.
I wish Sondre @SOS Ridgerider and I had more time to play with my firewood logs during his short visit, but it wasn't meant to be - this time around!

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Disclaimer:
The Stihl ain't mine!
And, I am the ugly guy...

Next time, for sure!