mcmullen ain't got nothing on these boys

[Paul Pless]

wormdrive, pfft. . .

[Draketail]

Re: mcmullen ain't got nothing on these boys

Makita 16". A wonderful piece of equipment that is scarier than it looks. You'll stall the blade if you push too hard, so there's much less chance of kickback than with a 7 1/4" saw. The 6 1/4" cutting depth of the Makita is a treat.

[Old Dryfoot]

Re: mcmullen ain't got nothing on these boys

Happy looking bunch.

[seanz]

Re: mcmullen ain't got nothing on these boys

Right arms appear to be longer than their left arms.......

[SMARTINSEN]

Re: mcmullen ain't got nothing on these boys

Where did you get the photo, Paul?

[Paul Pless]

Re: mcmullen ain't got nothing on these boys

Where did you get the photo, Paul?

much more here: http://westcountrycutter.blogspot.co.uk/

and here: http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthre...40-gaff-cutter

[SMARTINSEN]

Re: mcmullen ain't got nothing on these boys

Thanks, I had missed that thread. So many building threads, so little time

Say, where is Ish these days?

[moTthediesel]

Re: mcmullen ain't got nothing on these boys

My brother has one of those big-azz Makita's, and I've spent a good bit of time cutting big timbers with it. He calls his "Big Stan" -- and any old Blackhawk fan will understand why.

Intimidating at first, but a very worthwhile power tool.

Tom

[Paul Pless]

Re: mcmullen ain't got nothing on these boys

That's a good photo, the whole building blog is good, pity they didn't include a bit more commentary but the pictures on it are great by themselves.

From this on July 27th. . .

[Paul Pless]

Re: mcmullen ain't got nothing on these boys

to this, a month later, they've probably had no time to post a bunch of dialogue. . .

[J P]

Re: mcmullen ain't got nothing on these boys

I wonder if those saws aren't Makita's 13"/355mm. All the Makita 16's I have, or have seen, have the rear handle on the back of the blade guard and a different base configuration.
Don't quite look like Mafell or Protool saws either.

[Draketail]

Re: mcmullen ain't got nothing on these boys

Makita stopped importing their 13" saw to the US something like 12 to 15 years ago. The 16" changed to the style shown above about 8 to 10 years ago.

[J P]

Re: mcmullen ain't got nothing on these boys

Makita stopped importing their 13" saw to the US something like 12 to 15 years ago. The 16" changed to the style shown above about 8 to 10 years ago.

I remember when the 16's changed from the gold to the blue style but I have never seen one without an in-line rear handle on the blade guard.