Froes. Used for riving green wood, but the little feller would make a great kindling splitter to keep by the fire place.
They have a lot of uses. The small one is used for making pegs to hammer through a dowel plate for stronger dowel’s. I’ll use the dowels for joinery. Drawbore mortise and tenon or just dowel joints. You get stronger dowels this way. I also use it for processing smaller logs and pieces for smaller items like boxes, etc. I can get consistent 6 inch wide planks using the smaller froe.
My first froe was a lawn mower blade, lol. It’ll give you more accurate splits, but will still need to be thicknessed.
While the pro Husky’s have been good to me, I believe in Stihl. I would look at a Stihl MS362, it’ll run the longer bar well and is light and powerful. It is a pro saw but it has what you’re asking for.
Which Husky? Are you wanting to stay Husky or branch out?
If money is no concern, the MS362 will make a 460 look like a toy.
That one or the other 2. The plain 362 has the standard carb. The 362c-m has the mtronic carb that automatically adjusts. The 362 r c-m has the full wrap handle and the mtronic carb.
From what I've seen they're useful for felling. Can use it either side up easier. You can use the handle as a sight for aiming (unsure if mil or moa).
Non pro grade saw, light and will run a 24” bar well doesn’t exist. I’d get a Stihl ms462 and deal with the little extra weight. It’s a pro saw but they’re good saws and will handle more than any body can throw at it.
A good stihl dealer will tell you skip over a 362. The 462 is less than a pound heavier and has 1.5 more Horsepower. It’s worth it to go up a level in that case
Untrue. They stop when you dog them hard in oak, elm or hickory even with a sharp 20”. But they’re good saws.
I meant in the sense of longevity. My 120cc 880 bogs down hard if you dog it. They all have limits to them. Bottom line is it’s still a single cylinder motor you hold in your hand to cut trees. Can’t expect it to plow through everything on the planet and not bog down
60cc saws like the 362 are a good all around saw. Same class as my Husky 359 in my view. A MS440 (ie 462) is a powerhouse for sure but unless I’m missing what you’re going to be using it for it’s overkill. But some folks love having way more power than needed and I’m certainly not against it. A heavy saw is a bitch to me at this point unless I’m just standing in place sawing blocks.
Definitely an option. More power than I’m interested in though. 462 seems to be a good middle ground.
Told ya, the 462 is a better saw power to weight than the 362. No questions about it. You’ll be happier overall and you won’t feel that extra 12 ounces.
I’ve been wishing for more power and a larger bar since I bought the Husqvarna. It’s been a good saw, but lacking in many ways for what I need a chainsaw for. I’ll get it refurbished and use it for limbing trees and smaller stuff.
Burl, curl, birdseye, fiddleback, flame, quilting, and even good straight grain with good coloration.
I’m down in NC. For gun grip blanks, anything 4”x2 3/4x3/4 works for single action grips. Just about anything cut to fit in a large flat rate box will provide material for many sets of grips for guns and knives, or smaller items like pen stands, jewelry boxes, etc.
