that chainsaw laith on youutube looks insane!
i have an idea.
create a jig the goes on the floor. you put the chainsaw in the jig. secure it in.
the blade is level with the floor and at the x height from the floor.
then you push the tree trunk in to the saw.
[or just use the chainsaw as nature intended and stop being a big baby]
sounds awesome!!! great idea.
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…i might…get two logs. dry one for a year.
and just do the the other one now. thick slices.
and see what happens.
comapre and contrast.
We cut these little log slices about 6 months ago from green wood (same day the tree was chopped down) and they’ve been outside ever since in a kids den. They split within a couple of weeks and then slowly lost their bark. But if you want a rustic look and won’t mind if they end up looking a bit like this they could make really nice chairs.
Just bring it in and we will cut it with a bow saw if necessary
In fact one of the four didn’t split although they were all cut from the same log at the same time. So you could always cut 4x as many as you want and use the ones that dry out nicely!
You could also cheat and screw a sheet of ply onto the bottom 
I have found a old rip saw that will do it , it needs a clean and sharpening and the space can have it
Just drill a hole in the middle and it will not split it doesn’t need to go all the way through
I wonder if that would be enough to stabilise it. And/or if you could make some little cuts into the edge all around to take the tension out & encourage it to crack rather than split. I’m quite intrigued now. My little log that didn’t split has loads of small hairline cracks instead but I don’t know what made the difference. They’ve all been out in the rain and sun.
How does that work?
As the log shrinks it gives the wood somewhere to go .
Releases the stress
Nice!
thanks guys 
this is quite nice even with a split. but prob even better with out.
especially if its the seat of a chair.
You can always fill a split like that - epoxy, wood filler…
Don’t forget to bring a candle down as well , preferably a old fashioned one not the non drip type
…I did some japaning last year…
Why?
Doesn’t look that hard:
If you can get a chansaw that is long enough I will happily show you how to use it
