Tools We Use - Beginner Setup Chainsaws 540xp, 550xp, 562xp EP01

Tools We Use - Beginner Setup Chainsaw kit
Today were going over the minimum of what you would need for tools to start chainsaw carving. Find out exactly what saws you need and what hand tools. We give the model type, the chainsaw bar and the chain you need, just follow along in the video. You're getting the best beginner chainsaw setup up from the top professional chainsaw artists in Canada, you would be surprised how little you need to get started.
Saw Models Reccomended:
Husqvarna 543xp, 12 Inch Dime tip
Husqvarna 550xp, 16 Inch Toonie Tip
Husqvarna 562xp, 20 inch Supper Mini
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[@CarverKingsOfficial]

Don't forget to send us your logo Sticker. The address is in the video description.

[@whiskeytangofoxtrot9403]

Check out the echo cs2511P rear handle for the 8" bar

[@petercortez3412]

Started last week and I'm rocking A Echo 310 with a stock bar and chain.And it's tough but looking good.once I get my hands on a real carver I'm gonna be rollin

[@CarverKingsOfficial]

Right on

[@ryanpetersen3037]

Just bought my first two Huskies this week to begin to learn carving... My first was the Husqvarna 130/16" and I immediately fell in love, two days later I bought a Husqvarna 440 II E/18" and also picked up an Oregon Bar 12" 3/8 pitch quarter tip to put on my 130... Great video, great saws, new sub!!!

[@CarverKingsOfficial]

that's great . be safe and have fun

[@ryanpetersen3037]

@@CarverKingsOfficial Absolutely, thank you and you keep thos awesome videos coming!!!

[@onsight2822]

Hey can i ask , , , i have a 135 mk 2 - i cant seem to find any info or find a sproket to change it to z carving chain/bar ?¿ Any info greatly appreciated Thanks

[@JohnathonWhittaker]

Great video guys, thank you

[@CarverKingsOfficial]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@JoseDominguez-fo8yt]

Hi Paul, I'm Joe. Thank you for the video, I am trying to learn to chainsaw carve but I was sure where to start. I am Joe's Ozark Wood Carving on Facebook. I cannot afford a website but I have started hand carving in 2005. I appreciate any information that helps me to learn and grow my business. Thanks again now I will follow you.

[@CarverKingsOfficial]

Jose Dominguez hey that’s great! Stick too it it takes e to get good. Thanks for following along

[@onsight2822]

Hi great video appreciate the info , I love my old huskys / 288xp and my 262xp 😎 however i just bought a little 135mk2 thinking it would be good for carving but nobody seems to know if a carving chain/ sprocket will fit 😓 where do you get your husqvarna rear sprokets from ? Any info greatly appreciated Thanks

[@CarverKingsOfficial]

I’m not sure but if I find out I’ll let you know

[@kaibilbalam7151]

I can only afford to buy one now, which one would you recomend me to start with sir ? Thank you, I definitely appreciate you sharing your knowledge!!!🙏🏾

[@CarverKingsOfficial]

Well it really depends what saws you already have. If you don’t have any, then the 550xp is what I would start with

[@seadoogti9288]

Paul, Thanks for the vid. Keep making them. Been carving a bunch of years myself. Seems most Stihl carver's use MS170's with 12" bars. They are only about $180 and the bar, chain, sprocket combos are easy to get. They are 30cc's Ive had 6 of them for years and they are still running strong. To any new carvers on here Id suggest stopping by the Ridgway Chainsaw Carvers Rendevous in April in Pa. The carvers are good about sharing info. If you and Jacob have a few days off, stop down. Ill check your other vids.

[@CarverKingsOfficial]

Seadoo GTI thats cool. Like I say in the video, a running saw is a good saw. For sure you can buy even cheaper saws and still do the work. Just for us, this is what we use. We get asked all the time, so this answers that question and gives the viewer a guideline on what to look for in CC size of saw vs bar size etc. Like all tools, performance varies. I am quite familiar with Ridgway, Jacob and I have been to many from as far back as 2004. It would be nice to get down their again, but we are quite busy. Thanks for watching.

[@seadoogti9288]

👍

[@patrickcoletta7454]

I have a 440 e having trouble finding out what bar chain and sprocket to run for carving or where to purchase any help would be great thanks

[@CarverKingsOfficial]

I'd put a 16 inch tonnie bar with 3/8 lo pro chain

[@jannehahne8487]

Thanks for the nice Video! The Cannon carving bars do not have the "star" at the tip for guiding the chain, right? Do they anyway resist longer than the original Husqvarna carving bars?

[@CarverKingsOfficial]

No sprocket on the cannon carving bars. It's a hardened tip with a special metal. The husky bar is only for battery saws. It is only hardened steel and will not stand up to the gas saw, it will just burn out

[@anthonywilcox2284]

How much money to buy a basic 2 saw set up you showed ,thanks

[@CarverKingsOfficial]

It depends on the saws you get. but say a 550xp and 562xp are about 700-900 and bars will be about $125-$200 , $50 Chain and $20 for sprockets. So around $1800 for Pro saws and setup. But you can also buy much cheaper saws to do the same thing. Just these saws can be run all day long. Where as a home user saw that you get at the local hardware stores are not intended to be run all day.

[@jordanzothegreat8696]

Can I I outfit my stihl 291 with quarter pitch low pro chain sprocket?

[@CarverKingsOfficial]

Yes you can no problem

[@raczyk]

can you have one saw and just change the carving bars on them?

[@CarverKingsOfficial]

For sure you can, but it’s a real pain to do it. You should at least have two saws one for rough cut and one for fine detail.

[@seadoogti9288]

Question Paul. You are running 3/8th LoPro chain on the 652XP which is 62cc's 6:44 I THINK I read somewhere that 3/8 LoPro chain is only recommended up to 42cc saws? Am I wrong on that? Do you know what the largest saw the 3/8th lopro is rated for? Do you break chains running them on a 62cc saw especially in oak? Thanks.

[@CarverKingsOfficial]

Yes we run 3/8 LP on the 652xp. No problem at all. Watch the video of me carving the turtles. I’m blocking with that setup. It’s white Oak and I am ripping hard on it. I’m running the 20” canon supermini with sprocket

[@seadoogti9288]

@@CarverKingsOfficial Good info. Thanks

[@jimtracy4297]

I was wondering why 3/8 loprofile on 562 for blocking

[@bobtomlinson8247]

What is a toonie bar?

[@CarverKingsOfficial]

It’s a bar with a tip the size of a toonie

[@johnmutton799]

Stihl saws run at the same speeds, but not the farmers' range, only the pro saws!

[@CarverKingsOfficial]

Ok

[@rbandaful]

150 Stihl rear handle are a dime a dozen here. Contact Mower Medic in Carrolton Tex. ask for Trey. I'm sure he can ship one out to you. Let him know i sent you.

[@CarverKingsOfficial]

What seriously!!! 😍

[@whiskeytangofoxtrot9403]

@@CarverKingsOfficial if that doesn't pan out look into the echo cs2511P rear handle

[@wvmike7008]

How about some step by step tutorials?

[@CarverKingsOfficial]

What would you like to see?

[@wvmike7008]

@@CarverKingsOfficial a video just focused on doing the head of a realistic bear please. Also wouldn't mind a horse video. Thanks for asking.

[@CarverKingsOfficial]

I’ll see what we can do

[@txhypnotist]

@@CarverKingsOfficial 1. How to block out on simple small projects= Less than 3 feet tall. Everything else is up to the artist "right". Talent comes through practicing the art of carving.

[@gageearle2356]

I’m sorry but stihl is the best saw to use when your carving the stihl will out last a husqvarna

[@CarverKingsOfficial]

I have about 30 saws and half of them are Stihl. There are just as many dead Stihl as Husky. My preference is husky because of the speed/cc. But any working saw is a good saw. This video is really more about the saw cc size to look for to start carving

[@ryanpetersen3037]

I suppose as with anything, there will always be someones personal favorite and that is cool, cos' in the end it's our individualism that seperates us from the rest of the sheep... I feel blessed to have a wife that supports my hobbies and is willing to let me have what I feel is the best my money can buy... I can only hope that the guy who might not have a Husky or Stihl budget feels just as blessed if his wife supports his hobbies at whatever budget they may be able to afford...

[@austonworksaws2231]

Could I have a shout out

[@CarverKingsOfficial]

ok

[@Tiki71]

Thanks for the info and great videos. Sub'd, liked and sending my channel sticker. Cheers! 🌴🌴🍹🗿

[@CarverKingsOfficial]

Thanks for the sub! and the sticker

[@FlLogan]

First order of business should be to use the chainsaw to cutoff whatever is making that tapping sound in the video!

[@CarverKingsOfficial]

That’s the fire cracking and popping