Do carving bars kickback more than standard

[Hams25]

Hi chap I'm new to this do carving bar kickback more than standard bars ? Some people go on like they are dangerous and others say it's the same. How to I keep both legs ?

[Woodcrafter]

Carving bars are less likley to kick back.

[Hams25]

Even when plunge cutting a motice for a log building ?

[Woodcrafter]

Yes the kick back zone is tiny you can plunge cut without a worry.

[Logrod]

Carving bars have less risk of kickback due to the reduced radius (and hence segment) at the tip which means that there is less chance of them catching on the upper front quadrant. You still need to use them properly but have a much lower risk when doing a plunge cut.

[Woodcrafter]

  Logrod said:

Carving bars have less risk of kickback due to the reduced radius (and hence segment) at the tip which means that there is less chance of them catching on the upper front quadrant. You still need to use them properly but have a much lower risk when doing a plunge cut.

 

 

That's that's a much better explanation. 👍👍👍

[Logrod]

I thought yours was much more succinct

[Gnome]

Start by wearing chainsaw trousers!. kickback should be minimised due to the smaller radius of the kickback zone at the tip of the bar. Chainsaw carving could be classed as more dangerous due to the positions that you find yourself in, e.g. cutting above chest height. compared to standard snedding and crosscutting.

 

These can be reduced as well with repositioning the work piece and ensuring that the work pieces are not going to move on you during carving.

 

Would love to know who these people you talk of are.

 

Personally I'm not interested in the whole carving competition style of working. I like to take my time and manoeuvre the work pieces into comfortable positions. I have made a few work tables for various project sizes which hold the pieces. I get paid for my carvings as part of my job so I don't have any need to finish quickly to chase the next commission.

 

I don't do the foot on one end of the mushroom while narrowly missing the other type carves these days!

 

Have a go.

[Woodcrafter]

Yes I was a little brief I often forget I'm not always talking to regular saw users. But like to try and help I was trying to think of a good way of explaining about the kick back zone. After reading yours I was like yep that's it.

[Woodcrafter]

  Gnome said:

Start by wearing chainsaw trousers!. kickback should be minimised due to the smaller radius of the kickback zone at the tip of the bar. Chainsaw carving could be classed as more dangerous due to the positions that you find yourself in, e.g. cutting above chest height. compared to standard snedding and crosscutting.

 

These can be reduced as well with repositioning the work piece and ensuring that the work pieces are not going to move on you during carving.

 

Would love to know who these people you talk of are.

 

Personally I'm not interested in the whole carving competition style of working. I like to take my time and manoeuvre the work pieces into comfortable positions. I have made a few work tables for various project sizes which hold the pieces. I get paid for my carvings as part of my job so I don't have any need to finish quickly to chase the next commission.

 

I don't do the foot on one end of the mushroom while narrowly missing the other type carves these days!

 

Have a go.

 

 

Hahahaha yes I've been in a few spots where I've thought to myself I shouldn't be doing this and sorted myself something a little more stable.

 

"I get paid for my carvings as part of my job so I don't have any need to finish quickly to chase the next commission."

How does this work then do you not do any commission work?