cambournepete
Established Member
Bought a yew log at the Ickworth House Wood Fair yesterday and had a play this morning:
It might not look very big but it's 2 1/2 feet long and 12-16 inches diameter and must weigh over 100lbs - even at the lowest speed setting on my DB1200 of 90RPM it was still scary!
The lathe didn't falter though
Anyway it soon became clear that trying to get one piece out of this log wasn't going to work so I took it outside and hacked it to pieces with my B&D chainsaw. Which was much more scary!
I don't like chainsaws, I'm far too aware I haven't got all the proper safety gear and what might go wrong, even though I'm pretty careful.
So the question is, should I keep the B&D, replace it with something presumably better like this Ryobior get a reciprocating saw (with suitable blade) like this Hitachi?
I know I should get a proper (Stihl) chainsaw and all the gear but I just can't afford or justify it...
Thanks,
Pete
PS I'm linking to B&Q 'cos I've got vouchers for them...
It might not look very big but it's 2 1/2 feet long and 12-16 inches diameter and must weigh over 100lbs - even at the lowest speed setting on my DB1200 of 90RPM it was still scary!
The lathe didn't falter though
Anyway it soon became clear that trying to get one piece out of this log wasn't going to work so I took it outside and hacked it to pieces with my B&D chainsaw. Which was much more scary!
I don't like chainsaws, I'm far too aware I haven't got all the proper safety gear and what might go wrong, even though I'm pretty careful.
So the question is, should I keep the B&D, replace it with something presumably better like this Ryobior get a reciprocating saw (with suitable blade) like this Hitachi?
I know I should get a proper (Stihl) chainsaw and all the gear but I just can't afford or justify it...
Thanks,
Pete
PS I'm linking to B&Q 'cos I've got vouchers for them...