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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.
Guide Bar Retainer Bolt-like fastener that holds
guide bar in place during assembly and operation
of chain saw.
Kickback Quick backward and upward motion
of guide bar. Kickback may occur when tip of
guide bar touches an object while chain is mov-
ing. 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
reduces 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 electri-
cal circuit to motor of saw.
Switch Linkage This device connects switch
to trigger. It moves switch when you squeeze
trigger.
Switch Lockout Device that reduces accidental
starting of saw.
Trigger Device that turns saw on and off. Squeez-
ing 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.
Unibody Main body of chain saw.
CHAIN SAW NAMES AND TERMS