tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411971291954693330.post3865694398467081581..comments2024-01-03T21:26:17.656-08:00Comments on Church of the Sweet Ride: the infinite use of finite meansreverend dickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00090415465883988497noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411971291954693330.post-11820629345094842562012-11-20T21:17:13.551-08:002012-11-20T21:17:13.551-08:00That is real nice of you. And that is my only soft...That is real nice of you. And that is my only soft spot. And it would take a lot to throw off my hobo disguise.reverend dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090415465883988497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411971291954693330.post-25975423711003164492012-11-20T09:17:35.936-08:002012-11-20T09:17:35.936-08:00way to go!
there is a man i know who might be inte...way to go!<br />there is a man i know who might be interested in making a bag for that fine saw. i know you've got a soft spot for waxed cotton and leather.<br />i'll ask. <br />a nice bag for such might throw off your hobo disguise though.blackcatbicycleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244202599366436531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411971291954693330.post-9031055002668598542012-11-20T08:40:38.167-08:002012-11-20T08:40:38.167-08:00If you look at the landscape in my profile picture...If you look at the landscape in my profile picture you'll know why wood saws are not my field of expertise.<br />And it's not about size or speed anyway ;) <br />I lust after those trails of yours, ours are very different round here.Johann Rissikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349081901796675434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411971291954693330.post-42921923551367666802012-11-20T08:25:10.454-08:002012-11-20T08:25:10.454-08:00In that last bad picture you can see the top cut c...In that last bad picture you can see the top cut come down and finish in the ragged ledge. The wood was rotten in the center and the kerf was closing up and binding the saw. I had to wiggle it out and underbuck so that the kerf opened as the weight of the log dragged the ends down/apart. Inelegant, but now I can ride that section of singletrack unhindered.reverend dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090415465883988497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411971291954693330.post-85652887525113942512012-11-20T08:21:49.046-08:002012-11-20T08:21:49.046-08:00Johann, there's a balance point with regard to...Johann, there's a balance point with regard to saw weight below which the blade is too flexy and it chatters and bucks in the kerf. A heavier saw is easier to use. It just bites and sinks, seemingly under it's own power. All I have to do is keep it moving. There is no effort (well, there should not be) in "making" it cut. So. Smaller? sure, but not that will cut the big logs andreverend dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090415465883988497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411971291954693330.post-86465452257801884232012-11-20T02:57:47.888-08:002012-11-20T02:57:47.888-08:00Doesn't that put you on the wrong side of &quo...Doesn't that put you on the wrong side of "concealed carry" legislation ;)<br /><br />There are of course lighter, smaller, faster saws around, but they just don't have the class of that thing.Johann Rissikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349081901796675434noreply@blogger.com