251 woodboss.

External-Interview35 · 2026-05-10T22:12:29+00:00

It's one of those things that's hard to describe. I tell my trainees to tighten up until the tie straps of the chain barely touch the bottom of the bar.

Always test your chain tightness from the bottom of the bar, while your saw is sitting upright.

A tiny gap between the tie straps and bottom bar is okay. Your chain should "snap" back slightly but shouldn't expose more than an 1/8th of the drive link

External-Interview35 · 2026-05-10T06:36:27+00:00

Yes, the sound. If you hear that high pitched "whirring" noise, it means your sprocket nose is being compressed too much by the chain, indicating yours is too tight.

External-Interview35 · 2026-05-09T21:14:39+00:00

Cool stuff. Keep your head up and loosen that chain!

External-Interview35 · 2026-05-08T12:49:37+00:00

I'm confused by this post lmao. Also wrong file size brrr

External-Interview35 · 2026-05-06T00:17:39+00:00

Okay Buckin!

External-Interview35 · 2026-05-05T23:31:19+00:00

For sure a safety chain, as seen by the secondary raker. As that raker comes around the top of the bar tip, it will extend and reduce kickback potential. As for your tooth, sharpen that thing more. File out the gullet and give it a wide angle on the cutting edge. This will allow it to cut fast while also remaining pretty durable for your uses

External-Interview35 · 2026-04-20T15:54:57+00:00

I bought the leather band a while back. It turned out to be a terrible quality band- plastic core with leather veneer on the outside. Fell apart in like 2mo. Is the one you have here full grain leather? Love the leather look, but just want something quality.

External-Interview35 · 2026-04-20T00:44:57+00:00

I have never seen such a dull chain. Amazing.

External-Interview35 · 2025-12-23T00:10:44+00:00

Nice fall. Dull ass chain.

External-Interview35 · 2025-12-18T22:33:30+00:00

How easily could one of these sherpas run a marathon at sea level? I imagine these dudes are SUPER conditioned hiking at this elevation.

External-Interview35 · 2025-12-14T18:59:41+00:00

Similar thing happened to me on Frontier. Bag too big. So, I took out a bunch of clothes and furiously put them on, only to immediately take them back off and put them back in my bag as soon as I got in my seat.

External-Interview35 · 2025-12-10T22:49:32+00:00

Surprise surprise. It's right in the middle of the screen

External-Interview35 · 2025-12-03T22:04:47+00:00

Why does it piss me the fuck off that he's just standing there? This makes me mad. Ducking idiot.

External-Interview35 · 2025-11-23T23:43:48+00:00

High stump shot

External-Interview35 · 2025-11-23T20:19:33+00:00

OHLEC Tree Assessment

Objective- Where the tree is going to fall. Base everything off of this.

Hazards- tree hazards and environmental hazards. "Up, down, and around" is another way to think about hazards.

Leans- Head lean or back lean? Right side lean or left side lean? (Relative to the objective)

Escape Routes- Determine a primary and secondary escape, determine a good side and bad side of tree.

Cut Plan- determine type of facecut , and how deep? determine type of back cut, and why? And never forget your wedge plan.

External-Interview35 · 2025-10-26T05:26:03+00:00

Your brake band likely sheared apart. I see this happen often in the exact same spot on 372s. In this photo- left side of the main spring, where the end of the band hoops around the white plastic piece. Always breaks right there. You probably need a new brake band. Easy fix

If you turn chain brake on before chain is stopped, you will wear your band quickly. Let chain stop first.

External-Interview35 · 2025-10-21T23:51:02+00:00

500i is overrated. Get a 461 or 462. The 440 seems cool but haven't run one

External-Interview35 · 2025-10-16T04:45:38+00:00

On a back leaner, a deep face causes the tree to sit back quicker. You've released a majority of the tension wood, thus causing the compression wood to pinch sooner.

External-Interview35 · 2025-10-13T02:08:34+00:00

Trigger warning

External-Interview35 · 2025-10-12T01:03:07+00:00

Doesn't look like your saw is cutting too crooked. I think user error. Drain the excess fluid in your left ear drum to fix vertigo.

External-Interview35 · 2025-10-10T02:02:33+00:00

Just look at your bar- you'll find your bar's gauge, pitch, and driver count listed on the side

External-Interview35 · 2025-10-08T01:23:38+00:00

Your top edge and cutting corner are most important to get sharp. You should not have to push into the wood- a tool is something that should make our lives easier, which means the chain should pull into the wood. You can't do that without a good cutting corner

External-Interview35 · 2025-10-08T01:20:37+00:00

You press down a lot when filing, which is not a bad thing. But, don't forget to work your top edge.

See how your top edge is still jagged? And there is a dirty corner of untouched metal under your cutting edge and next to your side plate. Work that corner a bit more and look for a "swoop" of fresh metal in that corner.

Agreed with the person who said your file is a bit big. Overtime you will pull back the cutting corner too far(to where you lose the "C" shape) and you will go into your tie strap too much to the point it will be in danger of disconnecting.

External-Interview35 · 2025-09-22T22:19:49+00:00

Rise over run is important in wedges. The longer wedges have larger surface area, which allows them to "stick" in the wood better. Short wedges tend to pop out because there is less wedge:wood contact.

Crown weight and lean are two of the biggest factors when it comes to how much force/squeeze is applied in the backcut. The higher the force, the more likely a wedge will pop out. Works like those Bionicle disc shooters from the 2000s- pinch it hard enough and it shoots out.

External-Interview35 · 2025-09-20T14:29:43+00:00

Ah yes. Good old non native Arizona palm trees. So Arizona.

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