He Uses A Miter Saw To Cut Firewood
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"It's the safest way I can think of to cut up small branches and trees," says Kenneth Gustafson, Carney, Mich., who uses an electric-operated, 10-in. miter saw equipped with a 10-in. carbide-tipped blade to cut small chunks of firewood.
The miter saw is mounted at one end of a 6-ft. long, homemade wooden frame that serves as a makeshift sawhorse.
He cuts logs into 16-in. lengths, which fall into a wheelbarrow.
"I've used it for 4 years. It's amazing how well it works and how safe it is to use," says Gustafson. "I use it on logs and tree branches up to 5 in. in dia. I came up with the idea because I live on 40 acres of woods, and whenever I cut a tree down I don't waste any branches. I had been using a chainsaw to cut up the smaller pieces but I find that a miter saw works faster than a chainsaw because I don't have to start up the saw every time I want to cut more wood," says Gustafson. "Another advantage is that I can set the saw at any angle I want."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Kenneth A. Gustafson, W2594 Co. Rd. 374, Carney, Mich. 49812 (ph 906 639-3370).
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He Uses A Miter Saw To Cut Firewood WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous 34-4-33 "It's the safest way I can think of to cut up small branches and trees," says Kenneth Gustafson, Carney, Mich., who uses an electric-operated, 10-in. miter saw equipped with a 10-in. carbide-tipped blade to cut small chunks of firewood.
The miter saw is mounted at one end of a 6-ft. long, homemade wooden frame that serves as a makeshift sawhorse.
He cuts logs into 16-in. lengths, which fall into a wheelbarrow.
"I've used it for 4 years. It's amazing how well it works and how safe it is to use," says Gustafson. "I use it on logs and tree branches up to 5 in. in dia. I came up with the idea because I live on 40 acres of woods, and whenever I cut a tree down I don't waste any branches. I had been using a chainsaw to cut up the smaller pieces but I find that a miter saw works faster than a chainsaw because I don't have to start up the saw every time I want to cut more wood," says Gustafson. "Another advantage is that I can set the saw at any angle I want."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Kenneth A. Gustafson, W2594 Co. Rd. 374, Carney, Mich. 49812 (ph 906 639-3370).
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