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Hello new here can you tell me why you cant buy a chain saw with a bow on it. I would really like to have one again but can find a dealer with one.
mattinky said:I'm new to saws and was wondering.........what are these bow saw used for?
Thanks, Matt
IchWarriorMkII said:...
They also excel at hacking the user to bits
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458_lott said:Bow saws are used for bucking-up wood. There is a much smaller bow that is used for brush removal. I've said many times on this site that I can't imagine cutting pulp wood or firewood with any thing else. You cut with the front part of the bow. You have bumper spikes at the bottom of the front of the bow. Those are placed on ground side of wood (or closest to you). You cut with the front of the bow in a standing position (hence no bending over). As you proceed through the wood, the wood will naturally close on the cut, but as you can imagine, it is closing on the open part of the bow and you just keep cutting all the way through. No need for a wedge in the cut and no need to bend over. Drawbacks are you certainly must pay close attention to what you are doing AT ALL TIMES. Of course you should anyway. With the bow, the chain is quite long running around the length of the bow. Can come close to your upper body on the top of the bow and close to your thigh on the lower part of the bow. Never run without guards both top and bottom. When I used to cut commercially, I always had a large number of saws with bows on them. I would fell with Super XL-925s, but a bow saw was always there to limb and buck. When I cut pulp, felling was done with the bow also. Not something I would ever recommend. I just did it to save time. You have to be vigilant at all times. I can't imagine cutting without a bow. It makes short work of bucking-up fire wood. The people around here just look at me like I came from Mars, but quickly see the benefit when they look at my woodpile and just how short of a time it took me to get that pile.
458_lott said:The MS-660 is the new, improved version (basically) of the 066. That would rip with a bow. I like a bow on any saw. ............
Good luck and be safe.
Michael
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