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