 | Wood Harvesting with Hand Tools - An Illustrated Training Manual (ILO, 1989, 128 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
| | INTRODUCTION |
|  | BASIC WORK AND MAINTENANCE TOOLS |
| | HAND TOOLS FOR WOOD HARVESTING |
| | FILES |
| | GRINDSTONES AND WHETSTONES |
| | SPLITTING HAMMER AND WEDGES |
| | MAKING TOOL HANDLES |
| | AXES |
| | USE AND TYPES OF AXES |
| | MAINTAINING AN AXE |
| | MAKING AN AXE HANDLE |
| | SHAFTING AN AXE |
| | BOW SAWS |
| | USE AND TYPES OF BOW SAWS |
| | CROSS-CUT SAWS |
| | TYPES OF CROSS-CUT SAWS |
| | MAINTENANCE TOOLS FOR CROSS-CUT SAWS |
| | FILING VICES, SELF-MADE |
| | FILING VICES, COMMERCIALLY-MADE |
| | MAINTAINING A PEG-TOOTH CROSS-CUT SAW |
| | TYPES OF RAKER-TOOTH CROSS-CUT SAWS |
| | MAINTAINING A RAKER-TOOTH CROSS-CUT SAW |
| | MAJOR OVERHAUL OF CROSS-CUT SAWS |
| | THE WORKER |
| | CLOTHING, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, FIRST-AID EQUIPMENT |
| | FOOD, NUTRITION AND REST |
| | WORKING POSTURES AND MOVEMENTS |
| | WORK PLANNING AND ORGANISATION |
| | ACCIDENT PREVENTION |
| | TREE FELLING |
| | PREPARATION FOR TREE FELLING |
| | TREE FELLING WITH AXE AND BOW SAW |
| | TREE FELLING WITH AXE AND CROSS-CUT SAW |
| | PRECAUTIONS WHEN MAKING THE UNDERCUT AND THE BACK CUT |
| | FELLING TREES LEANING INTO THE PLANNED FELLING DIRECTION |
| | FELLING TREES LEANING TO THE SIDE |
| | TREE FELLING IN DENSE TROPICAL FORESTS |
| | FELLING OF TREES WITH PLANK BUTTRESSES |
| | WOOD WASTAGE DUE TO POOR WORKING TECHNIQUES IN FELLING |
| | RELEASING LODGED TREES |
| | RELEASING LODGED TREES WITH SIMPLE TOOLS |
| | RELEASING LODGED TREES WITH SPECIAL EQUIPMENT AND MACHINES |
| | DEBRANCHING AND DEBARKING |
| | DEBRANCHING |
| | DEBARKING |
| | CROSS-CUTTING |
| | GENERAL RULES FOR CROSS-CUTTING |
| | TOOLS FOR CROSS-CUTTING |
| | SUPPORTS AND TRESTLES |
| | CROSS-CUTTING OF TREES UNDER TENSION |
| | WOOD WASTAGE IN CROSS-CUTTING |
| | CUTTING WINDFALLS |
| | WOOD SPLITTING |
| | WOOD HANDLING AND TRANSPORT |
| | HANDLING BILLETS AND LOGS |
| | MANUAL TRANSPORT OF SMALLER-SIZED WOOD |
| | USE OF SKIDDING SULKIES |
| | SLIDING WOOD DOWNHILL |
| | STACKING AND STORING OF WOOD |
| | PIT-SAWING |
| | TRAINING IN WOOD HARVESTING |
| | OTHER ILO PUBLICATIONS |
| | BACK COVER |
FILING VICES, SELF-MADE
A filing vice holds the saw firmly in position during maintenance. Peg-tooth saws are held vertically. Filing vices for raker-tooth saws must hold the saw-blade firmly in vertical and oblique positions that can be easily changed. Opening and closing should be easy. Saw vices must have a length of at least 50 cm, preferably more. They must be steady. The saw should be held at the height of the worker's elbow allowing a comfortable working position whether he is standing or sitting.
A filing vice can easily be made from a standing tree of no or little commercial value sawn off at elbow height. As required, vertical and oblique cuts are made into the stump. The saw can be firmly held in these cuts by using small wooden wedges (1).
The Swedish saw vice (2) is built of two boards (2a) enclosing a wedge-shaped centre piece (2b) and connected by three leather straps (2c). Four wooden legs (2d) are screwed on to these boards. When the vice is erected, the saw is held between one of the two boards and the centre piece in a vertical or oblique position.
The Swedish saw vice can be made easily from locally-available materials and is easily transportable.
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