Fairly busy day for KT today!

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KT went to Denny's to eat lunch today, because it was near the Royal Coach wash, the RC needed a good automatic wash after all the snow, salt, and a few days later the gray dust that blew into the Royal Realm from west Texas, a freekish event. When we get dust here from the west it is usually red to orange dust from Oklahoma, ha ha. Anyway after the Coach wash, KT had lunch and then back here to the Castle. His Majesty got word that the package (an electric corded 18" Oregon chain saw) that was supposed to arrive last week, but instead was delivered to a peon at a Nashville, Tennessee address.....anyway, KT had his money refunded through PayPal, so KT immediately ordered the same saw through Amazon with 2 day delivery! The Queen had a couple of hardwood trees cut down that were blocking her sky view out by the street, and KT paid the workers with one of his several gasoline chainsaws....not a bad trade. Anyway KT has all this wood to start cutting and splitting, so He got a start on it today. For the larger pieces there are only 2 cuts left to make to get them where they can be run on the Royal Splitter. KT has already split and stacked one large garden cart full on an empty 10' long wood rack, it made a start. So tomorrow KT will make those final 2 cuts and work on splitting the rest of the larger stuff. There are many shorter limbs that need to be cut to the right length to burn in the Royal Wood Heater, but all this wood is for next winter so it will have time to dry out! HA HA In fact this stuff is so green and heavy that an 18" long, 12" round is all KT can manage to pick up and toss on the splitter table! HA HA A good 50 pound workout! We are supposed to have a bit of rain and I want to get this wood worked up before Sunday, when the rain will come through...at least its better than 8.5" of snow like we had last weekend! HA HA While thinking about this task, KT realized that a few years back he had purchased a log stand for cutting firewood. Never used it much, but KT brought it out of the former woodyard, cleaned it up a bit, and used it on the back porch to cut some over length pieces. It works well and is adjustable for the size log you wish to put in it. If anyone is interested, KT will post a picture of it later in this thread. Anyway it is a perfect size for use on the back porch. KT is looking forward to the football playoffs tomorrow, and really does not care who wins, since the Cowboys were never in the hunt this year! LOL
 
For your viewing pleasure, here are pictures of KT's saw log holder, the Royal Wood Splitter, and the start of filling of one of the Royal Wood Racks, this one is 6 feet tall by 8 feet long!
 

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Man that branch holder looks alright. I sometimes use a sawbuck I made out of old 2x4’s but it’s only going to last so long the way I cut :lol:. I have a Stihl 20” ms271, also have a smaller freebie saw I picked up and put a new carb and fuel lines in but haven’t spent time to tune it, and I am not great with small 2 stroke engines.

I heard awhile ago that electric saws aren’t stopped by the fiber chainsaw safety chaps, so unless that’s changed, be extra careful KT.
 
I have one gas chainsaw and three cordless that I use quite a bit. My log splitter is powered by arm strong. Finally had to put a new handle on it last year. It uses no gas, but has a tendency to produce gas. :rofl2:
HA HA, KT now has two gas saws, a Stihl and a Jonserad (bad spelling), neither have been used for about 3 years as KT got tired of messing with them. KT has two electric, one being battery operated, and the other a Wen 16" corded. It does have a kickback bar and KT has cut a goodly amount of wood with it over the past 3 years, and still using it, but the new one is an Oregon with 18" cutter bar, and auto sharpener. That one is supposed to arrive this weekend. KT has basically abandoned the gas saw routine as it is just too much hassle to keep running, mixing oil and gas, and fairly hard to start. There is 200 feet of heavy duty extension cord if needed, but usually KT can cut down and limb a tree with the battery operated one, then haul it up close to the Castle to cut up with the corded saw. Always had good luck with corded electric saws. Battery ones are ok, but the charge does not last long enough to cut up an entire tree.
 
Man that branch holder looks alright. I sometimes use a sawbuck I made out of old 2x4’s but it’s only going to last so long the way I cut :lol:. I have a Stihl 20” ms271, also have a smaller freebie saw I picked up and put a new carb and fuel lines in but haven’t spent time to tune it, and I am not great with small 2 stroke engines.

I heard awhile ago that electric saws aren’t stopped by the fiber chainsaw safety chaps, so unless that’s changed, be extra careful KT.
Royal Thanks, GroundSweeper. KT has a homemade sawbuck also and usually stacks a lot of small branches on it to cut for kindling. That is a good saw you have, GS, and your problems are why KT moved away from gas saws about 3 years ago. And thanks for the tip! KT does His Royal Best not to put Himself in a situation where a kickback occurs! At least if KT lets off the trigger, the saw stops pretty quickly. On the new one, when the finger comes off the trigger, the chain stops immediately, like in a 1/2 second! Anyway, now the fresh wood pile is starting to grow! HA HA
 
Please be very careful with chain saws as you can see, didn't even feel it until I noticed a bit of blood and rip in my jeans, been using chainsaws for 40 years never any issues until this, needless to say I bought logging cut chaps the next day, now no cutting without them, this was from a Husqvarna 372XP right down to my knee cap, luckily no other issues other than a lot of stiches
 

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Please be very careful with chain saws as you can see, didn't even feel it until I noticed a bit of blood and rip in my jeans, been using chainsaws for 40 years never any issues until this, needless to say I bought logging cut chaps the next day, now no cutting without them, this was from a Husqvarna 372XP right down to my knee cap, luckily no other issues other than a lot of stiches
Very sorry for your accident Jski2011, was this due to a kickback? And yes, KT has also used chainsaws, both gas and electric, over the past 50 years, and due to some luck and safe practices, has not had an accident, but His Majesty knows it only takes either a second of inattention or a miscalculation, to be hurt.

KT does like the instant stop chain feature of this new electric saw. If you have not seen this, look up info on the corded Oregon CS1500 19” electric chainsaw. An impressive safety feature! This saw is as powerful as many of its same cutter bar length gas saws. KT used it yesterday to finish cutting up the few remaining shorter logs and then split those rounds to stack them on the greenwood rack. We have significant rain expected by this Thursday, so KT needs to get that chore done, rack covered, and then have the Castle staff check all the down spouts and drains around the Castles outer perimeter.
 
I don't think it was due to kick back, we were clearing brush and small saplings up to maybe 2-4 inches in diameter and the putting the saplings thru a chipper, I didn't even realize it had happened, never felt a thing, I just happened to look down saw that my jeans were ripped at the knee with a bit of blood showing, pulled up my pant leg looked said oh s**t, packed it in clean paper towel jumped in the truck drove myself to the E room
 
I don't think it was due to kick back, we were clearing brush and small saplings up to maybe 2-4 inches in diameter and the putting the saplings thru a chipper, I didn't even realize it had happened, never felt a thing, I just happened to look down saw that my jeans were ripped at the knee with a bit of blood showing, pulled up my pant leg looked said oh s**t, packed it in clean paper towel jumped in the truck drove myself to the E room
Likely you just brushed your knee when moving the saw around! How many stitches did it take?
 
Well, KT got busy this bright and warm morning and got the woodsmen out to finish up those two trees. Thanks to Prince John who happens to be in his physical prime and who lifted the two large remaining trunk pieces onto a 3/4 full garden cart so the workmen could easily cut the pieces into splittable rounds. That being done, KT supervised the woodsmen in stacking all the remaining wood into the now filling wood rack. Not full yet but well on its way. The rack for a scale is 10' long X 4' tall. We have bountiful rain predicted for Thursday, some 4" to 5" so KT had the workmen cover the rack with its tarp this afternoon.

The picture below shows the wood rack after today's efforts and before covering! Enjoy!
 

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Likely you just brushed your knee when moving the saw around! How many stitches did it take?
I think it was around 36 started on the inside with dissolving sutures worked their out, took a while it was really a lot like chopped beef, wonderful job with the wood looks great,
you would have loved the look on the Drs. face when I asked him if he thought that would leave a permanent scar....
 
I think it was around 36 started on the inside with dissolving sutures worked their out, took a while it was really a lot like chopped beef, wonderful job with the wood looks great,
you would have loved the look on the Drs. face when I asked him if he thought that would leave a permanent scar....
Yikes! KT would be definitely showing his manly scar around if He had one there! LOL KT has had broken nose and resultant surgery....no scars, carpal tunnel operations....both hands, surgeon very sneakily made cuts in KT's lifelines so no visible scars, and recently trigger finger release surgery and dang, no scars there either! LOL
 
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