If you ever thought of using a limb saw to cut an osage for staves...

[infosponge]

If you've ever thought of using a limb saw to cut a small osage log for staves....go back to bed and dream of something PLEASANT!! lol

I just had to get out of the house today (cabin fever) so I decided to go get a piece of osage from a bulldozed pile not far from the house. Well the chainsaw HAS to have a new chain so I thought, what the heck, I'll just pick a smaller log, and use the limb saw. HA!  It only took me about 30 mins to find a decent looking candidate. It took another 2hrs to get both cuts made with the saw. But what the heck, I've got a workable piece of 'sage! Now if I can keep from ruining this one like I did the first one I tried.....

[Chris Wilson]

LOL!  Yep, done it before.  A good chainsaw is like gold when cutting osage.

[Osagetree]

Just adds to the mojo!  

[infosponge]

Chris, sorry to hear that you did it too. lol

Osagetree, this one ought to have a ton of mojo, then.  

[Glenn29]

Kinda like using a dull axe on a lighter knot stump....it don't work!

[Dano]

I did the same thing, it was a brillent campfire that year    Learnin to read the bark and cut good osage is a hard learned lesson.

[infosponge]

You got it Dano! I don't think its gonna take too long to get a new chain for that ole chainsaw in the shed. lol

[Tom Leemans]

Now I know Rusty has cut more than a few sucker bows with a limb saw. I believe he said to lube/clean the blade with a little kerosene as you go.