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The last time a piece of wood burst on me, it turned and kicked the bar of my Stihl 441 into my thigh so hard that the thigh was black and blue for a month and my one wrist was sore for days. I wasn't wearing chaps that morning, as I was being lazy and had very little saw work to do in the woods...

You know what I mean, I'm sure. Trying to get a beginner to understand that even when running the saw properly, things can happen that catch you off guard.

I tell workers that I am teaching from scratch, "the saw will tell you a good bit about what the wood wants to do. It's just a matter of listening to and feeling the hint before its too late" I do emphasize that surprises exist. Some tension combined with twist/torsion on a leader on a fallen...

Here's the thing about this trick. It's not superior to a wedge or another method. It's simply another way to manipulate wood you are cutting. This truck allows for no hand tools or wedge handy. Two cuts a tap of the bar against the newly cut wedge, and you've made it so the kerf won't close on...