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    Growing your own axe handle.

    Got a friend with an oscillating tool?
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    Growing your own axe handle.

    Should be no rush on creating a kerf. I would think it best to wait, and I'd like to see if the wood above the head is beneficial.
  3. W

    Growing your own axe handle.

    Well, shrinkage may be a problem. Time will tell on that. Any thoughts on making a kerf for a wedge to tighten the handle in the head?
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    Growing your own axe handle.

    Hickory has a good reputation. I have seen ash used, but I've seen it split. I'd guess oak would share that tendency and cherry would not stand up well at all. Never having seen this technique, I couldn't pass judgement on any aspect other than admiration for trying.
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    Growing your own axe handle.

    Best of luck. I've got to say that that is the most interesting project I've seen in quite a while.
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    Growing your own axe handle.

    I'd debarked it to rid it of any bugs. Paint the ends to slow drying. Plan on the wood shrinking with drying. It'll need a wedge to keep the head tight. We used boiled linseed oil on wooden handled implements, but I just read that in has some undesirable chemicals in it. My next finish to...
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    Growing your own axe handle.

    I wonder if a little paint on the head before setting it out would have been a good idea.
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    largest sassafras in kentucky.

    Just going by local pricing on lumber brought here from W. Va....and that is somewhat dated. That was for lumber, I've never priced veneer.
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    largest sassafras in kentucky.

    There are lobed leaves in that picture. And, for those questioning cordage and BTUs, Oh Hell No!!! The lumber value is better than the oaks.
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    Help! Stihl 025 chain won't stop spinning!

    I could be reading this all wrong, but my first thought is that the needle bearings in the clutch cover/sprocket are giving out.
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    Saws top lid crumbles and breaks to pieces

    Yes, you were attempting to be of assistance with the very first response, yet the OP scrolled on past you to find someone to belittle. If his objective was assistance with his problem, you would have been answered.
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    Stihl 362 Overheated Today, Boiling Fuel?

    Yeah, I forgot to mention that I also switched to a national brand at the same time. Worked for me, YMMV.
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    Stihl 362 Overheated Today, Boiling Fuel?

    Higher octane helped me with that problem.
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    Stihl MS-250 & "Bang per Buck" saws

    Sounds like a clutch issue causing the smoking to me. If the clutch is slipping, it can heat up enough to create a vapor lock that could cause your starting problems.
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    What small saw to recommend to a newb?

    I love my old 025. It has been a dependable limber and small wood cutter for close to 20 years. BUT for a business where time is money he should get no less than 60cc. Period. Anything less would be an exercise in frustration.
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    Sprocket Nose Constantly Clogs

    LOL! There was a rather long thread on here a while back about that showboating thing (blipping the throttle).
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    Sprocket Nose Constantly Clogs

    The times I see that are when I have not been paying attention to the saw rpm and let it slow to the point that it is not throwing the chips out of the kerf. That it happens when you are cutting hard woods leads me to believe you may be doing the same.
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    Heck of a thing happened to me today!!!

    That's what my first post was...my opinion,and if you look closely, my advice. And, no, you can't take that remark back.
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    Heck of a thing happened to me today!!!

    After the theft, I would have done the same as you. The juvenile part was calling me a name in your first reply to me.
  20. W

    Heck of a thing happened to me today!!!

    I don't do the neg rep thing. You can now feel secure.
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