Saws that Sing
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Types of Crosscut Saws
- Saw Grinds
- How a Saw Cuts
- Saw Handles
- Saw Maintenance
- Saw Filing
- Storage
- Transporting Saws
- Axes
- Wedges
- Underbucks
- Lubricants
- Preparation for Bucking and Felling
- Safety Considerations
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Determining the Forces on the Log
- Situational Awareness
- Bucking Sizeup
- Planning the Cut
- Single-Bucking Techniques
- Single Bucking With No Bind: Top Cutting
- Single Bucking With Top Bind: Underbucking Required
- Single Bucking With Top Bind: Top Cutting
- Single Bucking With Bottom Bind: Top Cutting
- Single Bucking With Bottom Bind: Underbucking
- Single Bucking With End Bind
- Single Bucking With Side Bind
- Double-Bucking Techniques
- Felling
- Safety Considerations
- Direction of Fall
- Situational Awareness
- Felling Sizeup
- Establishing Escape Routes
- Placing the Undercut
- Making the Back Cut
- Concluding Principles
- References Cited
- Additional References
- Sources for Crosscut Saws and Accessories
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments