Planing. The chainsaw can be used like a planer by using the side of the chainsaw teeth. Tip the chainsaw to the right, with the engine up and hold the bar flat across the surface to be 'planed'. Tilt the bottom of the bar up so you are sweeping the surface with the top of the bar if you are planing from right to left. Tilt the top of the bar up and cut with the bottom teeth if you are planing from left to right. This leaves an even finer finish than long brushing and is useful for flat surfaces such as a flat bottom sill, planing the curves of the saddle or possibly even a slab or a benchtop for applications other than log building.


The techniques are all ways in which you can use the chainsaw for precise and smooth cuts and most of these techniques are well known and applicable to other than log building..