Gman vs Wild - Page 1; Kotiate Warrior 183; BoatMan 184; Gman Lizard Dance 190; Screamer 193 - Tiki Carving

G GMAN Member My Island Joined: Jul 14, 2005 Posts: 2999	G GMAN Posted posted on Thu, Dec 21, 2006 4:35 AM Paipo and Tama, Yes, that is "Big Boy" chainsaw talk. Sorry to confuse.... A chainsaw bar is the long "blade" that the chain runs on. For the last...well, forever, I've stuck with a standard commercial grade sprocket tip bar with the nose being about the diameter of a soup can. All of my saws have run standard bars in the past because when they weren't carving, they were working saws. Using a standard bar for carving is kinda like trying to do fine work with a burr the size of a baseball bat. What I bought now are two carving bars (and another powerhead) that have tips much smaller, like dime and quarter (coin) sized. With these it will be more like working with the tip of my index finger or thumb instead of a baseball bat. What does it all mean? A lot more fun for me and it will let me do tiki rough outs with the saws that I couldn't do before. I also saw a few boxes from Treeline and other places so it looks like the Doc has some new handpieces and chisels ready for my stocking. Happy Happy! Additionally, I hope to be back doing large chainsaw carvings of wildlife and other subjects for the general market. Don't worry, I won't post them here and water down the TC content..... -Gman

Paipo and Tama,

Yes, that is "Big Boy" chainsaw talk. Sorry to confuse....

A chainsaw bar is the long "blade" that the chain runs on. For the last...well, forever, I've stuck with a standard commercial grade sprocket tip bar with the nose being about the diameter of a soup can. All of my saws have run standard bars in the past because when they weren't carving, they were working saws. Using a standard bar for carving is kinda like trying to do fine work with a burr the size of a baseball bat. What I bought now are two carving bars (and another powerhead) that have tips much smaller, like dime and quarter (coin) sized. With these it will be more like working with the tip of my index finger or thumb instead of a baseball bat. What does it all mean? A lot more fun for me and it will let me do tiki rough outs with the saws that I couldn't do before. I also saw a few boxes from Treeline and other places so it looks like the Doc has some new handpieces and chisels ready for my stocking. Happy Happy!

Additionally, I hope to be back doing large chainsaw carvings of wildlife and other subjects for the general market. Don't worry, I won't post them here and water down the TC content.....

-Gman

Post #274172 by GMAN on Thu, Dec 21, 2006 4:35 AM