madrone
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Not so sure about any of this. I have a brand new bar and chain and I still cut to the right. Every darn piece. I think it is how I hold the saw. I can cut straight if I really pay attention but when I'm in the thick of a giant Maple top that has been sitting on the forest floor for two years with briars trying to pluck out my eyes I just hammer down and let the chips fly. My hydraulic splitter doesn't mind if the ends are a bit sloped.
I've been on AS for a bit now and haven't seen a thread on proper cutting technique yet. (mind you I haven't searched for one either)
In fact I noodled a big son of a gun today and when I finished it off it looked like a banana.
I probably just suck buy really I'm having a darn good time.
My point is:
It's not always the machine, especially in my case!
Hmmm....I don't think I could 'steer' my saws to cut crooked without a lot of force.
With a new chain and new bar you cut at an angle? Really?
Could it be something in the Michigan air?