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C. BUCKING
Bucking is the term used for cuffing a fallen
tree to the desired log size.
1. IMPORTANT POIN_
a. Cutonlyone log ata time,
b. Cut shattered wood very carefully. Sharp
pieces of wood could be flung toward the
operator.
c. Use a sawhorse to cut small logs. Never
allow another person to hold the log while cut-
ting and never holdthe logwith yourleg ortoot.
d. Do not cut in an area where logs, limbs and
roots are tangled such as in a blown down
area. Drag the logsintoa cleararea beforecut-
ting by pulling out exposed and cleared logs
first.
e. Make the first bucking cut 1/3 of the way
through the log and finish with a.2/3 cut on
the opposite side. As the log is being cut, it
will tend to bend. The saw can become
pinched or hung in the log if you make the first
cutdeeper than 1/3 ofthe diameter of the log.
f. "Give special attention to logs under strain
to prevent the saw from pinching, Make the
first cut on the pressure side to relieve the
stress on the log. Figure28,
2. TYPES OF CUTTING USED (Rgure 29)
-- Overcutting - begin on the top side of the log
with the bottom of the saw against the log;
exert light pressure downward.
---Undercutting - beginon the under side of the
log with the top of thesaw againstthe log;exert
light pressure upward. During undercutting,
the saw will tend topushback at you. Be pre-
pared for this reaction• and hold the saw firmly
to maintain control.
1STCUT PRESSURESIDE
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2ND CUT
2ND CUT
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_t 1STCtrr PRESSURESIDE
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Figure29
Figure30
_WARNING
Never turn the saw upside down to undercut. The
saw cannot be controlled in this position.
,£k WARNING
If saw becomes pinched or hung in a log, don't try to
force it out. You could lose control of the saw resulting
in personal injury and/or damage to the saw. Stop the
sawanddrivea wedge ofplasticor wood intothec_until
saw can be removed eastly, Figure 30. Restart the saw
and carefully reenter the cut. To avoid kickback and
chain damage, do not usea metal wedge. Do not attempt
to restart your saw when it is pinched or hung in a log.
3, BUCKING_WITHOUTA SUPPORT
a. Overcut with a 1/3 diameter cut.
• b. Roll logoverand finish withan overcuL
1ST
CUT
tST
CUT
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