GLOSSARY
OF OPERATING
TERMS
BACK CUT
The
felling
cut
made in back side ol
iree toward the notch.
BORING CUT
A blind cui
made into the wood,
principally
with
the nose of the bar.
BUCKING
CUT
Usually
any cuts
made to section up a
felled tree or
log.
FELLING CUT
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FELLING
NOTCH
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made on.side
tree
is
to
fall, the inside edse
of the notch
beins
HINGE
WOOD
Wood
left uncut belween
the notching and
lelling
cuts; hinge
holds tree on stump,
guides
it over.
"NO
LOAD" SPEED
Running
the engine or saw without
applying
any work load; carburetor often adiusted at
wide
open throttle
-
no load.
OVERBUCKING
Using bottom edge
of bar lo cut
downward through
a log.
UNDERBUCKING
Using
top edge of bar to cut
upward through
a tog.
SPRING
POLE
Sapling
bent and held down
under
tension by
another
fallen
tree.
SAW
KERF
The width
of the saw blade or
chain
cutting including
the
set ot the teelh; also
the cut
WIDOW
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Tree with broken
limbs or dead branches
presenting
ahazard.
EOUIPMENT
filr|rfa.bog
t/our
saw
(in
a
carrying case or with
E;t
br
In
lscabbard),
a supply of fuel mixture
in
-lt ItDa
fuel cans,
oil
for
the chain oiler,
some buck-
hg
.nd lelling wedges, a sharp single blade axe, and
touc{r up lools for
chain
maintenance.
Under
dry woods
conditions,
a lire extinguisher or shovel should also
be
available in case of a fire. All
power
saws should be
equipped
with
an exhaust
muffler
and,
if need
be or
re-
quired
by
local
regulations,
a spark arrester.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EOUIPMENT
Your
attire
should include
sturdy shoes with
non-slip
soles, non-slip work
gloves
that improve
your grip, good
filting clothing
and
pants
with no cufls. A hard hat is
recommended
whenever
you go
into the
forest
or are
working under large trees.
Glasses
or
goggles
with
sSfety lenses should
always be worn while
you
are cut-
ting.
lf
you
use the saw regularly lor many hours
a day,
you
should
also be fitted
lor
and wear hearing
protection
devices
(head
set type or ear
plugs).
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FELLTNG
WEDGES
FIRE
WORK
AREA PRECAUTIONS
Prepare
immediate
cutting area by cleaning
out under-
growth
likely
to interfere with operator and
saw,
and
re-
moving dead
malerial which
could cause lire.
Prepare
a
path
ol safe
retreat
to the rear and diagonal to the line
ol
fall. Keep all
bystanders
from the work area.
EXTINGUISHER
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