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Bucking Process of cutting a felled tree or log into
lengths.
Chock Block or wedge used to secure wood from
moving.
Felling Process of cutting down a tree.
Felling Cut Final cut when felling a tree. Make this
cut on opposite side of tree from notching cut.
Front Handle Located at front of saw body.
Front Hand Guard Shield between front handle and
guide bar. Protects left hand while using saw.
Guide Bar Metal bar that extends from saw body.
The guide bar supports and guides chain.
Guide Bar Nose Tip or end of guide bar.
Kickback Quick backward and upward motion of
guide bar. Kickback may occur when tip of guide bar
touches an object while chain is moving. The guide
bar will kick up and back towards operator.
Limbing Process of cutting limb(s) from a felled tree.
Low-Kickback Chain Chain that reduces chance of
kickback as required by ANSI B175.1.
Normal Cutting Position Stance used while making
bucking and felling cuts.
Notching Cut Notch cut in tree that directs fall of tree.
Oiler Control System for oiling guide bar and chain.
Power Head Chain saw without chain and guide
bar. Also known as saw body.
Pushback (Kickback, Pinch) Rapid pushback of chain
saw. Pushback may occur if chain along top of guide
bar is pinched, caught, or contacts a foreign object.
Rear Handle Handle located at rear of saw body.
Reduced Kickback Guide Bar Guide bar that re-
duces chance of kickback.
Replacement Chain Chain that complies with ANSI
B175.1 when used with a specific saw. It may not meet
ANSI requirements when used with other saws.
Saw Chain (Chain) Loop of chain having cutting
teeth for cutting wood. The motor drives chain. The
guide bar supports chain.
Spiked Bumper (Spike) Pointed teeth at front of
saw body beside guide bar. Keep spiked bumper in
contact with wood when felling or bucking. It helps
maintain position of saw while cutting.
Sprocket Toothed wheel that drives chain.
Switch Device that completes or interrupts electrical
circuit to motor of saw.
Switch Linkage This device connects switch to trig-
ger. It moves switch when you squeeze trigger.
Switch Lockout Device that reduces accidental
starting of saw.
Trigger Device that turns saw on and off. Squeezing
trigger turns saw on. Releasing trigger turns saw off.
Trimming (Pruning) Process of cutting limb(s) from
a living tree.
Undercut An upward cut from underside of log or
limb. This is done while in normal cutting position
and cutting with top of guide bar.
CHAIN SAW NAMES AND TERMS