Book Description
Taking the fear out of chainsaws by emphasizing safe handling practices, this resource aims to put raw power in the hands of everyday yardworkers. With step-by-step color photographs throughout, 12 of the most common household chainsaw operations?such as cutting firewood, taking down small trees, trimming branches, grooming hedges, and making lumber?are tackled with expert advice and sure-handed guidance. With an additional section devoted to chainsaw types, potential buyers can also assess which size and type of chainsaw best meets their needs. Also included is an appendix that has useful technical information and identifies the parts of a chainsaw and how each functions.
Review
?lots of healthy attention given to safety. There are also excellent photos of the wrong ways to use the saw. Highly recommended. ? Library Journal
The conversational tone and thorough illustrations clearly outline a step-by-step approach for many chainsaw-related-chores around the farm ? even stacking firewood and milling lumber ? with safetly emphasized throughout. If you?ve never operated a chainsaw before or want to brush up on your operating skills, this book is worth adding to your library. ? Hobby Farms Magazine
Homeowner?s Complete Guide to the Chainsaw, by Brian J. Ruth and Jen W. Ruth, is an instructional manual that shows readers how to safely and confidently handle trimming branches and felling trees to splitting and stacking wood. ? Woodshop News
As an operator of chain saws for 30 years, this is the most complete all-around book on the chain saw that I have read. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who has operated a chain saw or is thinking of operating a chain saw.- Mike Sullivan, 5-Time World Hot Saw Champion, Arborist, Logger, and Home Owner
?one of the finest tool manuals that I have ever come across. So, if you are planning to cut down some trees or limb the branches with your chain saw, don?t even pull that cord until you read this book.- Graham McCulloch, Shortcuts.ns.ca
Everything is illustrated and clearly written so you can see immediately what you should be doing. ? Woodworking Plans and Projects Magazine
About the Author
Brian J. Ruth is the owner of Masters of the Chainsaw, a talent agency with offices in the United States and Japan that has placed more than 60 professional performance chainsaw artists at more than 1,200 events worldwide. He is a former tree surgeon and has been featured on the CBS Early Morning Show and ESPN?s Play of the Week. He lives in Lehighton, Pennsylvania.
Excellent overview of chainsaw safety and use ? including felling large trees,
This book provides an excellent overview of how to choose, maintain and utilize a chainsaw in a safe and responsible manner. I was a little skeptical initially, because I wondered if it was primarily a safety manual that avoided semi-professional advice. Since the focus is on a potentially very dangerous piece of outdoor power equipment I wondered if the book was directed soley at the newbie user, which I am not. Despite my initial misgivings, I consider consistent responsible use and safety my top priority and further advice, pictures and suggestions are very welcome. This is a great book. I have read through some other books and guides on chainsaw use, and this is the best one I?ve seen. If you are new to using a chainsaw, this is essential reading. If you have been using a chainsaw for a while, but do not consider yourself an expert at felling larger trees (or perhaps even if you do) ? this book has some great instructions and photographs regarding proper use of equipment (including wedges, pull cables, etc). The chainsaw care instructions are very useful too. While the text instructions provide a great narrative, the best part of this book are its extremely well done photos. In many cases the photos are step-by-step, bright, clear and just very well done. They are also fairly generic and applicable to most brands. This author even talks briefly about a few other types of related equipment (like pole saws), but the focus here is squarely on chainsaws ? so do not expect other outdoor cutting equipment to get the same lavish treatment.
I have heard others, including at least one dealer, be downright irresponsible in their cutting advice. Always err on the side of safety and never think using a chainsaw is about trying to look like a tough guy, ignoring critical steps or skirting safety measures. This book covers most of the bases very well, in an extremely digestible manner. Very highly recommended.
Essential starter book for new chainsaw users
Excellent and well-illustrated book on the fundamentals of safety equipment, safe operation, cutting techniques, and maintenance. Very readable and approachable book for beginners ? and good reminders for the experienced. As a complete beginner, I did find that the chapter on chain sharpening could have been more clear (perhaps with a link to a movie on the author?s website, where he could show you live how to do it). Fortunately, I found a former arborist to show me. (It is much simpler than it looks.) That said, there is much good in this book ? and anyone new to chainsawing will benefit from reading this before using a chainsaw for the first time ? and have it handy on the first several days of chainsawing. Think of the price of this book. Think of the price of good protective clothing and gear. Think of the price of taking your time and doing it right. Now think of the price of a visit to the emergency room when you didn?t think of the other things first. The author is diligent throughout the book on safety. Take the time to treat every caution with the importance it deserves. For the safety reminders alone, this book could easily pay for itself hundreds of times over. Now take the book out there with you and enjoy a hard day?s work in the fresh air.
Homeowner?s Complete Guide to the Chainsaw: A Chainsaw Pro Shows You How to Safely and Confidently Handle Everything from Trimming Branches and Felling Trees to Splitting and Stacking Wood
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