Carpenters' chainsaw

[Old2stroke]

In a new housing project near me, all the plywood and most of the framing lumber is cut with chainsaws, my experience cutting lumber is a regular chainsaw leaves a very rough jagged cut, especially in plywood. Are they using different low kerf chains and different sharpening styles or are they just OK with really rough cuts?

 

[Franny K]

Are they cutting stacks of it at one time? I am not current but there is an attachment often put on a worm drive saw to cut flake board with a few inches of insulation fused to it that I have seen used. At least this technique has a table to establish a square of desired angle, no oiling that I know of. A circular saw especially now with the narrow blades is much more efficient. I do believe Stihl has some product for lumber yards to cut bundles. The small cutter chains leave a pretty nice cut surface like in the 3/8lp 0.043 gauge stuff. Probably the mini 1/4 and .325 stuff now available even more so.