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- Slicing a tree trunk - That's how it works
- Which is why wood should dry well before sawing
- Which saw is suitable for cutting wooden discs?
- Tips
It's easier to cut with a chainsaw
Slicing a tree trunk - That's how it works
With wooden discs you can make all kinds of great crafts, for example, for a beautiful, natural decoration in the house or for the garden. So if you have to cut down a tree, you can continue to use it - instead of simply disposing of the precious wood. With the right tool, you can cut the tree trunk into handy slices.
Which is why wood should dry well before sawing
Before cutting, however, the tree trunk should first be carefully dried, otherwise the slices will break easily within a short time. In the traditional way, it takes about five to ten years for the (sawn) trunk to reach the necessary residual moisture content of less than 20 ° C. For this reason, you better use already deposited wood - or resort to a trick. If you put the log in a sack or a bucket of sawdust and store it in a dark and dry place, drying will be a little faster. On the other hand, in the USA, the method is widely used to place the wood in a stabilizer (for example, pentacrylic) before processing, thus preventing the formation of cracks.
Which saw is suitable for cutting wooden discs?
After the problem of wood drying has been answered, you now need the right saw. For cutting wooden discs you can use these saws:
No matter which saw you choose: During work, you must follow certain safety rules to prevent serious accidents.
Tips
If you do not have time to dry fresh wood for years and years, you can do it instead in the cut and thus processed state: To do this, however, you must moisten the wood windows regularly, so that they do not tear.