Thread: show us your chainsaws

Originally Posted by Seventenths

Cutting down an old macrocarpa tree the other week with the 592 and a 36 inch bar.



Ended up with 18 square metres of wood.

be some nice table tops in there nice timber very underrated mac

This log was across the road from my place.
Bit dozy on one side, but still got 17 slabs out of it.


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How long do they take to dry out, and do you loose much of them to splitting? I've always had the idea of getting a slab to make a table, but have never got there as yet! Was a wedding thing idea for me and the wife, but ended up moving almost straight away to a rental which didn't have room and then a house where you just couldn't get a slab in upstairs!

Originally Posted by MSL

This log was across the road from my place.
Bit dozy on one side, but still got 17 slabs out of it.


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You cut them 1 1/2 inches thick? I find that the best, they're less likely to split. I've cut 2 and 3s but always had issues with the centre splitting, even if the ends are painted.

Depends on the width. 1.5” is a bit thin for a wide, long slab. Doesn’t leave much room to flatten/plane any twist out of the slab. These were all 700-1000mm wide and I cut them to 2.5”. For small stuff up to 300mm, I’ll cut them from 1”-2”.


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