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by U. S. Forest Service (Author)
Use and Maintain Chainsaws and Crosscut Saws Like The Great Woodsmen!
This deluxe Legacy Edition of The Complete Chainsaw and Crosscut Saw Book is a high-quality reissue of three authoritative US Forest Service manuals on saw use. This compilation includes (1) The Chain Saw and Crosscut Saw Use Training Course, (2) The Crosscut Saw Manual, and (3) Saws That Sing, unabridged from their original sources. This volume is a must-have on the bookshelf of any outdoors enthusiast, woodsman, lumberjack, camping fan, homesteader, rancher, bushcrafter, or anyone learning how to master the chainsaw or crosscut "misery whip" saw.
The three books in this volume are THE authority in chainsaw and crosscut saw use. Each have numerous descriptive illustrations that give readers exactly what they need to learn about their saw and become an expert in saw lore. Technique and history are covered for both modern chainsaws and manual one-person and two-person crosscut saws. Perfect for folks who clear trails in the wilderness, or want to buck up logs in an efficient way.
This book contains key information on both chainsaws and crosscut saws, including basic cutting principles, blade and cutter care, sharpening, maintenance, storage, safe carrying and transportation, proper safe technique for various situations, tree physics, clothing and equipment for cutters, sawyer history, tree felling and proper notching, and plenty of additional reading references.
This book makes a perfect gift for anyone who works with wood, including aspiring loggers, lumberjacks, ranchers, homesteaders, and outdoors enthusiasts.
A part of the Library of American Outdoors Classics: Volume 14
This Doublebit Legacy Edition of The Complete Chainsaw and Crosscut Saw Book is professionally restored and presented from the original source with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge.
About the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics
Sometimes we need to remember our history to move forward. Sometimes, remembering our heritage is just fun or inspirational. With technology playing a major role in everyday life, sometimes we need to take a step back in time to find those basic building blocks used for gaining mastery - the things that we have luckily not completely lost and has been recorded in books over the last two centuries. These skills aren't forgotten, they've just been shelved. It's time to unshelve them once again and reclaim the lost knowledge of self-sufficiency!
As a part of the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics, this unabridged Legacy Edition volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any outdoorsperson's library and that can be passed to future generations.
