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asipila · 06-15-2009, 11:52 AM

Somebody beat you guys to the punch on the saw design...

http://www.oldengine.org/members/levans/wardsaw/

**Daren** · 06-15-2009, 12:22 PM

I have seen pictures of dragsaws before (know a guy who had one for sale even, TT knows him too) Here is a bigger one.

There are several videos on youtube of them running, search "dragsaw"

YouTube - Cotton Ginning Days2008 Drag Saw

**TexasTimbers** · 06-15-2009, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by dirtclod

. . . SNAFU.. . .

As long as it don't move into TARFU (Things Are Really Fouled Up), and then even worse of course, FUBAR.

Poke your head more often clod. Last week we tried to give away an all-expenses-paid 2 week vacation for two, to the south pacific for any member who's handle started with the first four letters "d", "i", "r", and "t".

It's already been removed because it was a limited-time offer. I wish you had seen the post so you could have claimed the prize. I totally forgot about your handle starting with those letters. What a bummer.

JP Sinclair · 06-15-2009, 01:36 PM

Daren - That old pic of the guy standing on the log slab cutting is perfect. That's the idea I was trying to think of the mechanics to make work. Like you said, some type of machery to do the work. Pity none of the guys from that era are still around, I bet they were like man mountain dean.

**Daren** · 06-15-2009, 01:46 PM

I would want one to crosscut like in the old picture with the biggy...but would like to rip slabs too. The blade would be different, it would almost have to be. The big old saws I have/ones I have seen in person are all felling/bucking saws not ripping saws like used in a pitsaw. I would have to see one to figure out the tooth set/raker depth/tooth profile...that stuff makes a world of difference.

asipila · 06-15-2009, 05:20 PM

My grandfather worked in the woods here in the pacific northwest and had several dragsaws. According to him they were extremely difficult to keep from getting pinched in the cut. As a side note, some of the first chainsaws used to fall old growth around here were electric, but the extension cords proved to be somewhat problematic in the brush.

dirtclod · 06-18-2009, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TexasTimbers

As long as it don't move into TARFU (Things Are Really Fouled Up), and then even worse of course, FUBAR.

Poke your head more often clod. Last week we tried to give away an all-expenses-paid 2 week vacation for two, to the south pacific for any member who's handle started with the first four letters "d", "i", "r", and "t".

It's already been removed because it was a limited-time offer. I wish you had seen the post so you could have claimed the prize. I totally forgot about your handle starting with those letters. What a bummer.

Before I started posting again I searched all forums for 'dirtclod' to see what all the bad things you'll been saying about me while I wasn't around. I found just a few posts and all they had to say was good. I must be liked.

(Boy have I got you guys fooled.

) Now I'll have to pay closer attention in the future cause what I'm really looking for is cash.