Howard Werner (see the back cover) wouldn't advise moving directly from cutting firewood to creating furniture with a chainsaw. He says it's hisrndecades of experience working with the tool that allow him to safely create fluid, refined chairs, tables, and sculpture. Working with different chainsaw bodies and the sharpest blades, Werner moves deftly through a log, discovering the full design of each piece as it emerges. Once the initial carving is complete, Werner lets the piece dry for up to two years, and then refines it with more chainsaw work or, depending on the piece, a power plane, grinders, handplanes, and sandpaper.
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