Rob D

I have a 20" in the Stihl mount and 18" in the Husky... Unfortunately I didn't get more of the 24" and 36" pro Husky mounts in this shipment so none of these for 5 months....

It'll be another Stihl/Husky debate! It's hard to say at this stage but if we look at the facts: Take a 20" Cannon cost £87-00+vat - Sugihara equivalent £61-00+vat (£55-00+vat to arbtalkers). So the Sugihara bars are up to 1/3rd off cannon prices. They are finished far better than cannon bars. The x3 rivet attachment of nose to bar is stronger There is a larger range - i.e. the lightweight versions They look better and feel better to use (IMO) i.e. more positive, stiffer, smoother in and out of the cut. Durability - time will tell.... but they have a good reputation.

Yep I have the 40" and 46" for Huskys.

I'd say yes but then I would do wouldn't I! Sugihara have made bars for 50 years, that's what they do but no doubt time will tell.... Either way they look a lot better!

I haven't uploaded all the bars on the site - so bear in mind the white painted ones are the laminated ones not the pro single piece ones! Will take me over the weekend to do.

Finally the next shipment of Sugihara bars are here. This covers all the smaller length bars and all are the pro versions i.e. non laminated, single piece steel. I would say that the fastest selling will be the 15" Husky running .325 chain for 346, 560 etc. There is a 4 month lead time, I'll be putting another order in beginning April so the next shipment will be around 1st August. These will sell out long before then. Jonsie has taken a full range and they will be in his shop upstairs as well as on the FR Jones website. Also a few interesting bars which I'll do a thread on each. First is a 14" lightweight solid bar with replaceable sprocket nose that has a smaller diameter for more control. Have been playing around bore cutting with this today just to experiment - it seems to work very well. To arbtalkers will be £48-00+vat less 10% so £43-20+vat. Buy here Guide bars Features: One of the only single piece solid bars on the market but with lightweight cut out sections filled with resin. Stiffer and longer lasting. Smaller radius nose sprocket for more control. Weighs 440g - the only other single piece bar is a cannon which weighs 647g. Replaceable sprocket nose Looks good!

Very nice clean job that A good use of timber - if you could mill them out yourself then would earn on the oak and could do longer lengths as required.

All set Dan

No prob Dan register in my site Chainsawbars ? bars, chains and chainsaw accessories then tell me and I can set your 10% discount. Rob

Nicely done Rhob and very artistic on the presentation of pics!

Okey Dokey - the latest batch of Sugihara bars are here! These are all pro versions so solid single piece Stihl with replaceable sprocket nose, have got a lightweight, smaller tip 14" version for the 200T.... next order will have some 12" ones as well... I will be doing lots of threads over the next few days.... I would expect the 13", 15" and 18" Husky bars for 346 and similar to sell fast as well as these 14" ones for 200T.... do not hang about as lead time is 4 months (next order will be 1st April so will not get next lot until 1st August.

Thanks Andy stick your thoughts on the bar up here after you've had a play.

Finally these have just come in - all in boxes in the shed - today I will be quite literally plastering arbtalk with pics and prices so that everyone can see the beautyful shiny things! Just need a bit of time unpacking and taking some pics! FR Jones and son is the only other retailer stocking these at the moment and Justin is taking a full comprehensive range of these bars so to see them and feel them in the flesh go to him: Contact us | F R Jones and Son

Use a chainsaw to rough it out - although I got that turbo plane whatsit from arbortech and it is very good for making bowls - but I know what you mean - not cheap - £100-00 or so. But then they keep coming out with new tools that are idea for doing this sort of thing.

Just a quick bump to this thread

Some nice looking pieces there

Nice Rhob - well it is a cheap bar so as long as you can get a good bit of use out of it.... still got a few left if any takers.

I think I know where there is a Lucas around £3,000 mark - it's the 6" one and it's in Hants! PM me if you're interested.

Had them done in the workshop round the corner where there is a machine that cuts a groove and then you use thick plywood as the biscuit.... the table was not all my own work!

What a cool fence Al

Thanks for the comments - the beds go together in the rooms... the last one took 4 hours - it always takes a lot longer than you think!

You can make a profit - (I hope!) - but the trouble I've found is when you try and scale things up... you can make 20 boards yourself quite easily and sell the at a show and think 'that was good!' Try then making a few hundred using other people to do a lot of the work and retailers to sell them and profit becomes smoke on the wind!

I don't I'm afraid - second hand mills don't seem to some up often - you could always try a 'second hand small log mill' wanted type of thread to see if any members on here are looking to move theirs on...

Good post Rhob - nice to see some theory applied.

I think what you have on there are old healed wounds not burrs... they can make good bowls but not a lot else...