1 Seat Storm Sawing Workshop VA Spring 2024

 April 25-27, 2024

3 Day Chainsaw Workshop.  Instructors Chris Chiles

Location: Carty Blueberry Farm

  640 Foxridge Rd,Dry Fork, Va 24549

Registration and Payment for the April 25-27, 2024 Storm Sawing Workshop in Dry Fork, VA  area.  eMail info@ForestApps.com

 HANDS ON Workshop

Day 1

• Personal Protective Equipment
• Chain saw safety features
• Reactive Forces and the Bore Cut
• The Hinge
• The Face Notch
• The Cutter Tooth
• Information before felling
• Scoring to steer retention of topics

Day 2

• RDT Maintenance
• The Cutter Tooth
• Hands on carburetor adjustment
• Hands on practice of chisel bit and round chain filing
• Introduction to Springpoles
• Introduction to Wedging
• Side lean and target accuracy
• Scoring to reflect level I retention

Day 3

• Height Measuring
• Introduction to The Prosight
• Segment calculation
• Wedging and Binds
• Delimbing, Topping and Bucking
• Hazard removals and Recognition
• Scoring to reflect retention