More recently, a chainsaw was used only for sawing logs across. Craftsmen could use it to make boards, rectangular bars, all kinds of wooden sculptures. To the townsfolk it was not half the force. It required experience, skill, talent. Today, chainsaw manufacturers offer various attachments as an addition, which have turned the tool into a universal device with which you can cut not only wood, but also other building materials, such as stone. In the article, we will deal with one question - how to saw a log into boards using a conventional chainsaw.

To cut a log, you will need a special nozzle in the form of a metal frame, which is connected with two bolts to the body of a gasoline saw. The connection point is bolts that secure the working body (tire) inside the tool itself. The nuts must be unscrewed, the frame must be installed on them, the nuts that come with the frame in the package must be screwed onto the bolts. They are wider, which increases the clamping area, increases the reliability of fastening the frame to the chainsaw body.

Such a nozzle can be made with your own hands from a profile pipe. The main thing is the accuracy of the dimensions of the frame.

Sawing technology

One frame-nozzle in the process of sawing logs into boards is indispensable. Because it needs an emphasis, especially when sawing the upper part of a log with bark. That is, when the operation of turning a log into a bar is carried out. You will need an additional fixture made of two boards.

Two boards with a thickness of 40-50 mm are fastened together so that they are in perpendicular planes. The device is attached to the log with self-tapping screws, supported from the ends with additional stops from the same boards. In this case, the fastening is carried out so that the upper edge of the vertical board is below the upper edge of the log. That is, the distance between the edges determines the thickness of the cut slab.

It remains to install the chainsaw so that one part of the frame rests against the transversely installed board. This will be the support. The main plane of the frame will rest against the vertically mounted part of the fixture.

The chainsaw turns on, sawing of the log along with the set cut thickness begins. The main task of the work foreman is not to overload the tool with hand pressure. The saw, or rather the chain, will cut itself, it needs to be pushed a little. After cutting the slab, the wooden device is dismantled, the log is rotated by 90°, the support installation is mounted, and the entire cutting process is repeated.

Attention! The wooden device is used only for cutting slabs.

As soon as the log turns into a beam, you can saw it into boards without using a wooden fixture. Timber - lumber with a rectangular section, it has four external flat surfaces on which you can rest a chainsaw with a frame. You just need to press the frame against the cutting plane and move the tool along the workpiece. There is a thrust element on the frame, located perpendicular to the entire structure, displaced across the cut. With its help, the thickness of the cut board is set.

To make it clear how a log is cut into boards with a chainsaw using a frame nozzle, watch the video below.

Another variant

There are a large number of such nozzles on the market. All of them are suitable for sawing logs into boards, they all have a similar design. But there are also differences. The photo below shows attachments for a chainsaw, which does not require additional fixtures or tools to work. In fact, this is a miniature manual sawmill, which is based on a gasoline saw.

The design is complemented by guides and wheels that move along the surface of the log, reducing resistance. There are two pairs of wheels, they are located on opposite sides of the workpiece. It is convenient, easy, plus - the quality of the cut material increases.

The nozzle is attached to the chainsaw in the same way as in the previous case. The main requirement for work is to accurately install the saw so that it is in a horizontal position. And although the oblique cut is the same, it is more convenient and easier when the tool is level.

Homemade nozzles

Masters have long learned to do a lot with their own hands. There is a huge variety of frame structures on the Internet that allow you to saw logs into boards with a chainsaw. There are simple options of a manual type, there are large complexes of a bed, guides, with the help of which the tool moves or the log rises / falls. One of them is in the video below:

Please note that the structure is assembled from metal profiles, which makes it reliable and stable. At the same time, the machine (it simply cannot be called differently) is equipped with mechanical gearboxes that simplify the processes of moving the workpiece barrel and chainsaw. No effort by hand, just turn the handle from the gearbox. At the same time, the thickness of the boards is adjusted by raising the log, and not by a gasoline tool.

Another option is a nozzle that helps to make a cut not in a horizontal plane, but in a vertical one. The design is simple, but working with it is more difficult, because you have to make an effort to hold the chainsaw. In addition to the fixture, you have to prepare a bar of metal or board, which is attached to the log in the longitudinal direction. It is on it that the frame-nozzle rests when the cut is made.

In addition, this option is more dangerous, because nothing holds the cut board. She can hurt her leg when she falls. So it is necessary to carry out the process carefully. The video below shows how this option works.

Another installation, which the manufacturer called the carriage. For this, such a frame structure was made from a profile pipe and several wheels, which will give the device some mobility in terms of moving along the workpiece shaft. They are also a kind of stops that do not allow the chainsaw to move from side to side.

In addition to the carriage, an ordinary aluminum ladder is used, which acts as a guide element. It is attached to the log with clamps on nails or self-tapping screws.

Please note that the width of the ladder must match the distance between the wheels of the carriage located at its different ends. The ladder must be set in a horizontal plane with a building level. Align with pieces of boards of different thicknesses placed under it.

The prepared chainsaw with a carriage is installed on the stairs. They turn on the engine and push it along the workpiece with their hands, cutting off its upper part.

The process is better seen from the side. Here you can see a carriage with wheels, a ladder, a log lying under it, how the cutting process is carried out.

The design of this type of device is quite complicated. But of the many home-made options for the manual type, it is better, more convenient, more reliable. It became possible to adjust the horizontal cutting height by setting the ladder horizontally beforehand.

Generalization on the topic

As it turned out, an ordinary chainsaw is a universal tool. If you choose the right nozzle, it can replace a large number of tools. Moreover, some nozzles are easy to make with your own hands, since their designs can be found in the public domain. The Internet is just full of variations.