Processing bowl blanks with a chainsaw (how to)

I'm using a full chisel non skip chain with a standard grind. No need for a ripping chain for this. Ripping chains are for milling (cutting) directly into end grain.
Ask questions in the comments. I'll do my best to answer them

[@STINSONShobbies]

About time someone makes a good video on KZbin for free. I really like the tip about the width of the chainsaw scabbard being a perfect size! Keep up the good work!

[@alexanderdesigns814]

I'm glad it helped. When I did a ton of chainsaw processing I made long strips of plywood that were 3,4,5,6,7,8" made it easy to quickly make blanks the right thickness.

[@Jesusfreakmama74]

Love the wood working

[@ricday9296]

Thanks Scott...Looking forward to getting more blanks.

[@davidakathat_guy_that_wood1106]

Nice work boss, sound advice 👌🏼

[@padan3729]

Great instruction Scott thanks for sharing!

[@chippychippy8291]

Great video, can you show the mill process that you use as well, now that you have shown the chain saw, please and thank you. Stay safe

[@steveh390]

Great video Scott! Looking forward to buying some blanks in the near future!

[@Gilbradic]

Thanks for sharing - this the next thing on my list! Then I need to find somewhere in NC that I can find beautiful wood like that!

[@alexanderdesigns814]

I do sell dried roughed out bowls 👍

[@Gilbradic]

And I’ve bought some! I’ll probably be getting some more soon.

[@fcdesq1]

Scott, Thanks for the video, very instructive. If you could please increase the audio volume.

[@1958mxt]

I turn on captions

[@fcdesq1]

@@1958mxt thanks Scott, I am a reluctant Woodturner, and my wife Carol is a potter and we have purchased one of your beautiful bowl for a wedding gift. Please keep up the videos they are a great help in getting me back into the shop. -Fred

[@Jesusfreakmama74]

Man I bet that wood smells gooood

[@naturewatcher7596]

Very informative. Learned a new useful word: 'noodling'. Now I could do my wood shavings/bedding for my chickens myself instead of buying it in the store. One question: Can you make a bowl from a crosscut piece? It's already round and it's easy to cut by chainsaw. Thank you.

[@alexanderdesigns814]

You can make an end grain bowl. I generally don't as you are keeping the pith in and it'll likely crack badly. There are exceptions to that rule though. Butternut stays pretty stabile as an end grain bowl

[@1958mxt]

Great video👍 Do you ever cut Allegheny Fir blanks 🤔❓🌲😁

[@buddysteele8220]

Do I have to remove the pith? My tree trunks are only about 8" in diameter. If I cut it up like you do, I have awfully small bowls. Can't I just cut a 5" chunk of the trunk that way I have a blank that is almost the perfect size to turn. (5"-8") with the pith right in the middle. Easy to turn that way, and a lot less prep time and work.

[@alexanderdesigns814]

You can. But most species will have cracks that radiate from the pith that will grow as the bowl dries. You'll just have a decorative bowl

[@2363joey]

Whenever I cut with the grain I noticed that my chainsaw uses half of the normal bar oil, have you noticed that ?

[@alexanderdesigns814]

That's weird. The bar oil is dispensed automatically with the speed of the chain. Some saws have adjustable oil amounts... for me, the oil runs out at about the same time as the gas.

[@2363joey]

@alexanderdesigns814 yep, the tank of oil usually lasts about the same as the fuel, except whenever I started laying the log down and cut with the grain. I think the shavings are blocking it, because when I cut with the grain on the top of the log, or cross cut, the oil runs out same time as the fuel, and that's on both saws

[@Jesusfreakmama74]

Ya ever used cedar?

[@alexanderdesigns814]

I haven't. Such amazing hardwoods here, it's hard to justify turning softwoods.