I’ve been in the woodworking business for quite some time, and I’ve found that the beauty of using a chainsaw is that it can get the job done quickly. Yes, it is pretty rough and tough to handle. However, the way the chainsaw sears its way through the wood is just poetry in motion for an old ...

Although a chainsaw is useful for cutting trees and tearing apart lumber, they’re pretty dangerous if you don’t know how to use them properly. In fact, I know quite a few lumberjacks who have already gotten into a really bad chainsaw accident simply because they didn’t observe all the necessary ...

Is your chainsaw not working as well as it should? It probably means that your chainsaw chain is already dull. So what do you do if that happens? Do you replace the chain? Well, you may do that if you’ve got a big budget to spend on your chainsaw, but personally, I’d just learn how to sharpen a ...

There are various perils involved when one is learning how to cut down a tree with a faulty chainsaw. When you see signs of damage in your equipment, you have to have it fixed right away. But do you know that you could avoid causing serious damage in your chainsaw if you follow regular ...

That’s definitely a question every starting carpenter will have to ask himself. A nail gun, which is another alternative for your typical hammer and nail, is a convenient tool when you want a consistent and stable output. While hammer and nail are perfect when simply fixing a bookcase or hanging a ...

You might have used Michael Elmer’s Glue gallon at least once in your life. Is PVA glue the same as Elmer’s glue? Well, it is actually a type of PVA-based glue. And like most types of PVA glue, its main chemical component is polyvinyl acetate, an aliphatic rubbery synthetic polymer with the formula ...

Keeping your chainsaw chains sharp should always be part of your chainsaw maintenance routine. While most beginners would rather use the chain until it’s time to buy a new one, I’d prefer to learn how to sharpen chainsaw chain from time to time. This helps me save a lot of money.I’ve noticed that ...

We’ve had this silver maple tree in our backyard since we had moved into our new house five years ago. It seemed harmless and a good place to put up a treehouse for our daughter, so we let it be. That is until one stormy day. We were inside the house, and the maple tree sounded like it was ready to ...

There are possibly no other kinds of saw that can be as versatile and handy as the jigsaw. As a power tool, the jigsaw is considered to be the master in cutting varied shapes in varied materials.You can use it to cut holes, curves, stencils, and bevels on wood, tile, steel, or carpet. This ...

Measuring a chainsaw chain is the process of determining the gauge and the pitch of a chainsaw chain. In this article, we will discuss the method of measuring a chainsaw chain.A chainsaw chain or a cutting chain is an important component of any chainsaw. Chains are usually made up of steel links ...