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* Use a sawhorsetocutsmalllogs.
Neverallowanotherpersontohold
the logwhilecuttingandneverhold
thelogwith yourlegorfoot.
• Donotcutinanarea wherelogs,
limbs,and rootsare tangled.Dragthe
logsintoa clearareabeforecutting
them.
/=Secondcut
Firstcutonpressurerideof tog
BUCKING TECHNIQUES
WARNING: ifsawbecomespinched
Orhungin a log,don'ttrytoforceitout.
Youcanlosecontrolofthesawresult-
ingininjuryand/ordamagetothesaw.
Stopthesaw,drivea wedgeofplastic
orwoodintothe cutuntilthesawcan
beremovedeasily.Restartthesawand Usinga log
carefullyreenterthecut.Donotusea
metalwedge.Donotattempttorestart
yoursawwhen itIspinchedorhungin
a log.
Usea wedgetoremovepinchedsaw
TurnsawOFFand
BUCKINGWITHOUT ASUPPORT
• Overcutthrough1/3ofthediameterof
thelog.
• Rollthelogoverandfinish witha sec-
ondovercut.
• Watchfor logswitha pressureside.
See illustrationabovefor cuttinglogs
witha pressureside.
2_ Cut
Overcuttlng beginsonthetopsideof
thelogwiththebottomofthesaw
againstthelog. Whenovsrcuttinguse
light downwari:lpressure.
Overcuffing =,Undercutting
Undercutting involvescuttingonthe
undersideofthelog withtopofsaw
againstthe log.Whenundercuttinguse
2ndCut
BUCKING USING A LOGOR
SUPPORTSTAND
• Rememberyourfirstcutis alwa_ on
thepressuresideofthelog.
(Refer tothe illustrationbelowforyour
firstandsecondcut)
• Yourfirstcutshouldextend1/3ofthe
diameterofthelog.
• Finishwithyoursecondcut,
lightupwardpressure.Holdsawfirmly s__Cut
and maintaincontrol.Thesawwilltend Usings
topushbacktowardyou. /
WARNING: Neverturnsawupside ______..__ - =
downto undercut.The sawcannotbe _ __ _
controlledinthisposition, v<_ut
Alwaysmake yourfirst cutonthepres-
sureside ofthe log.
Rrstcutonpressuresideoflog
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