Enjoyed the episode. She really seemed like a sweet lady. Also, it's awesome of you to let your viewers come out to help and provide some of that sweet free labor.
It was an honor to help. I am sure Chris could have got more done without me underfoot. I received more than I gave. Knowledge is power and what you have in your brain, no one can take it away.
Great saw, even better lady! Ann, I love how your helping your neighbor girl and your new business together! I hope your thumb heals quickly! Chris, great that you share all the faces of firewood with the world!
Thank You Ammo. I never told Mini Me about the trip. Her parents knew and yesterday she watched the channel with her dad. Her dad said she was running around the house because Friendly Firewood was mentioned.
I’m honestly at a good loss for words, Chris. Your helping bring old school back through your channel, be proud of that. And be proud of being viewed in all those different countries. This is just my opinion, but I feel it’s high time we put down the electronics, and enjoy what nature provides for us. Thank you Chris, and good night Irene!!!
@@InTheWoodyard How does one go about visiting the woodyard? I may be in the GB area in the next few weeks and wood like to check out the Ultra and might have a couple of saws with me as well.
I was implying my opinion to the younger generation, to those who it concerns. I’m not gunna go into deep detail, but as adults who have different jobs; and/or ways of life. I watch every new video Chris puts out, but I’m also making time away from my electronics (my smart phone) to apply what I’ve learned to my personal life in the great outdoors. Again, it was only my opinion
Very nice meeting you Ann! Hope your thumb heals quickly. Good luck with your firewood venture. I think it’s great that you’re helping your 10 year old neighbor girl, I’m sure she will learn a lot more about life during the process, than just bundling wood. I think she has a great teacher. Have a great day, stay safe and may God bless…
Thank You Donald. The pieces are coming together. Spending a day In The Wood Yard was a good mindfulness experience. This was my first adventure in 29 months due to covid.
The sound of the MS 462 C-M running was music to my ears. Thanks Ann and Chris for an enjoyable and informative video on added protection for our feet. Heal up fast and happy cutting to you both.
Really like the unbiased opinion you give on different manufacturers. Hope Ann's thumb heals so she can get back to her passion of firewood. Have a Safe Day
Just bought a 462. Impressed with the starting. Second pull from cold. I didn't see where you show the brand of the splitter. I was impressed with the cycle times. My Northern Tool 30 ton cycle times are around 11 - 15 seconds. I've had it for about 11 years and may need to upgrade to increase production.
G’morning Chris. G’morning Ann. Thanks for sharing the safety info! Nice to see a visitor’s saw that has proper length bar and running peak ! Unlike mine was. Great episode of the Chris n Friends Wood Show !! GoodNightIrene
that was so very nice of you chris and I bet she learnd a bunch about firewood and the business we all have made mistakes in the firewood business and I to will try and help someone and tell them what not to do. Thank you for the training you did to be a rescue person I know what it takes I did dive&rescue for 25 years as a diver good luck in the future Ann with firewood
Literally this week, my wife came home with the kids after school and heard my neighbour yelling for help. She'd rolled her side-by-side onto herself, and her leg was trapped. Fortunately, I have 2 Navy Cadet trained teenagers who knew better than to lift it off without a paramedic present. Long story short, she spent some time in the hospital, and she's back home now. With a phone on her at all times, now...😁💪🪓🇦🇺
Great show Chris. Great saw Anne-Marie. Thank you for sharing your information with us. Those Met-Caps look like they would be awesome for the homeowner.
@@annmariekowalski7505 Agreed. That's not much money for the amount it can save you. Sorry I spelled your name wrong up above, in the beginning of this thread.
Chris another great video. Ann you have a lot of healing to do, when I injured my hand 40 years ago it took me 8 years to learn how to feel with it. It’s not great but it works. Best of luck to you. Keep on cutting
Great to meet Ann Marie today! Enjoyed the show and the chat - so sorry to hear about your accident Ann Marie but get better soon! Love the Saw!! ( Still waiting for mine but appreciated the feedback Chris). Cheers!
If you know you are going to purchase other bars and chains, do it now. It took two months to get mine. also, lock in a price now. Talk in the shops of a 30 percent price increase.
It's a natural tendency to let the bar swing right after the cut. Don't let it swing behind your legs. The chain doesn't stop right away. The 462 is a beast. If your not strong get something smaller. If you start getting fatigued, put it down and take a break. Don't mess with these things.
With almost 50 years of continuing education in a multitude of settings, I have never encountered an instructor with Chris's methodology. What you see on You Tube is a pin head of what he shares in person In The Wood Yard. He washes away what ever pressure one might put on themselves before arriving.
Great job! Always keep those appendages out of the way. Thinking of buying chainsaw boots as like you Chris and many other my foot is usually hold a log from time to time and one time the saw gotta way from me and giving I waking holding the throttle anymore it still went through the side of my boot just behind the steel in the toe and cut my foot about a 8th in deep still have a scare. 1st plan should be the best plan lol. GNI
Good morning Chris!!😀😀 I'm really glad Ann had such a great time in the woodyard. You are a very gracious host. I really liked seeing you cutting with her 461. Some day we will get you converted from the dark side. LOL!! Just kidding!! Take care my friends!!😀😀👍👍 Logger Al
Logger Al Chris did ask me if I wanted to run the processor and I believe my answer was Hell No. After watching the video of you running the processor I have this image of a great pipe organist seated at the Wanamaker Pipe Organ in Philly. Your phlanges worked the controls like an organist playing Hallaluia from Handel's Messiah. Maybe when my thumb is not wrapped up to the size of a baseball bat, I will get the courage to give it a try. Sorry if you know the music and now you have an ear worm.
Chris helped a lot. He wore gloves that had Orange tips on the fingers. I watched his hands for cues. You definitely need to be in 2022 and not star gazing or looking for shiney objects.
Thank You. I am pretty sure that I will not have a channel. After fire fighting, I went back to college for a degree in Welding and Robitic Automation. A recession hit and the Web was the place to be. So I went back to college for another degree in Visual Communications and Computer Graphics. I was three classes away from graduation. and I was miserable. Sitting in front of a computer was the best job I never finished. I had a 4.03 GPA and I said all done. Pro ably the only thing in my life that I flat out quit. I would sooner stack firewood and play pick up sticks with kindling than videos.
Nice video. I have never run a 462C-M, but ran a buddies 461 and it was a nice saw but heavy. I think they made the 462 lighter, but then I don't try to keep up with the Stihl product line changes. Ann seems to be a down to earth lady with a common sense approach to work. GNI
This saw is the same weight as my MS 311 with the exception of having the 25" bar on it. 13.1 lbs. It does get a bit heavy after 30 min of use. Not ideal for limbing a tree. I break out the 16' 435 husky for that.
Ann was a great guest! I need some of those boot guards for my crocs😳 Man I would be in trouble if she watched some of my vids🤣 Safety is no joke I had a round I was cutting roll of the brush it was laying on and hit me in the shin yesterday! Wowza it hurt. I need to do better with PPE! Thanks for sharing Chris👍🏻👍🏻GNI
I am going to order a pair for my husband's OSHA not approved sandals. After my dad passed the church we attended asked if I could take over some of the church chores he did weekly. I agreed. One thing I did weekly was police the pews for a 1200 seating capacity church. Very quickly I introduced my shins to the metal legs of the flipped up kneelers. I went to a pro soccer store and I picked up a set of shin guards. Problem solved.
We went shoe shopping and I picked up a pair of steel toed shoes with the factory installed. metatarsal guard. I tried on many different brands. Each brand had a different style steel toe box that will never stretch. My selection was based on how the toe box fit rather than looks. Vanity goes out the window when working with logs. For the ladies, .more manufacturers are making womens work boots. I recommend trying on in person.
Those things on her shoes would have been nice to have a while back. I was cutting some ironwood I had in a pile and my saw basically chucked a log back at me and it landed right on the top of my right foot. Man did it feel good. I have one of those little 5 ton electric splitters too but I only use it for busting down kindling. I keep it right in the body shop by the stove. I have my other splitter but that little 5 ton splitter works great if you want to break something down smaller at the stove or make kindling. Sounds like she needs to get herself a real splitter even just a homeowner grade one from a big box store. See them at estate sales all the time for $300-500 range if you didn't want to buy a new one
Chris Annmarie is such a nice person I’m glad to see she had an opportunity to use that Easton made splitter. I hope the next time she comes back she won’t have that cast on her thumb boy that must have really hurt.
I've actually been considering buying one. Tractor Supply has one with a stand, so it;s up at waist height, not 16" off the ground. (which my lower back would greatly appreciate!) With all the free yard maple I've been getting, hand splitting is beginning to lose it's charm, lol.
I have The Earthquake. I ordered one for my nephew in NC. He picked it up at his local hardware store. We both like them. I have split so much wood that the wedge is no longer wedgie. I. need to weld on some filler material and grind down a new face. Bill put mine on a cart. I sit on a tool box and I can roll the cart from area to area. We put a hitch pin on the cart handle so it can be removed and out of the way.
I like being able to look at the grain and then try to get a clean split with only a few splinters. Sometimes it is hard to tell which way the rings will break. In that case the wood is like the fur on a dog. One way the fur lays flat. Another way the fur stands up. Same with wood. I put the flat laying grain up against the wedge and then split. Yes, this takes time and a lot of messing around but less splinters or a letter from Dewey, Cheatum and Howe ESQ.
A Final Thought Chris I would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the kindness and warm wishes you and your subscribers have expressed during the past two videos. A short summary of my experience would be the Dr. Seuss Poem OH THE PLACES YOU WILL GO. With Gratitude Ann .Marie
Good Morning Rick Best job ever. Here is an update on my thumb. Shortly after visiting Chris I had a meeting with the plastic surgeon/hand God at the level 1Trauma Center. This was the first appointment after surgery. The cast was removed, everything soaked and the Dr. said great news, your finger is pink. So the tissue was perfusing and I could feel him checking for neurological function. He said at this . moment in time I would not need more surgery. He showed me the x rays and the bone was crushed into 12 pieces. The three little weird holes that I could see were bone fragments. The doctor walked me to physical therapy that specializes in hand trauma. I walked into the clinic and a woman was standing at a table. I said hello and she just looked at me. I said HI and she said do you remember me? No, I am sorry I do not. She said I am Kim. She was going to school for her Masters Degree in Milwaukee. When it was time for clinicals, she went back home in Illinois. I always wondered what happened to her and how she was doing. She said I saw your name on the daily patient schedule and I pulled your file. So, out if the blue and a little Devine intervention I have someone who I admired her study habits, was now responsible for my rehab. I am ahead of schedule in recovery. I will not be doing hand splitting with a wedge and five pound sledge for a year, if ever again. They absolutely do not want my thumb hit by blunt force trauma. Fast forward a few weeks I meet the hand surgeon again. For sure no surgery. Again ahead of schedule. I have two removable hard casts to wear when tinkering with my twigs. I have coban to wear on indoor recess days. It is latex free protective wrap. At night I have a silicone gel one piece splint for sleeping. I have a routine of exercises to break up the scar tissue, calm the nerve firing by tactile stimulation by touching everything. I also have eleven exercises to increase the range if motion, that I do five times a day. I did mention that I had point tenderness to my first knuckle. Kim looked at the x rays and she said you also broke a bone in your knuckle. I go back July 5th for another look see and physical therapy. Did this hurt? Yes, when Bill was bandaging it hurt. He was the first Paramagic in the county west of me. We have trauma kits in each vehicle stocked with supplies. If you should get injured, go in and get it looked at. I saw three weird looking holes. Rub a little dirt on it and press on. When the Urgent Care team said we do not know how they are going to fix this, that got my attention. Being told you are on the board at the Trauma Center and two hand surgeons are waiting for you will get your attention real quick. If the thumb died, my big toe would have become my thumb.
@@annmariekowalski7505 sounded good till I heard it was was shattered break, but looks like they have done the right treatment for you. I had a really bad broken left wrist 15 months back, getting better but will never be perfect. Oh, hope it goes okay on 5 July with the knuckle, you just have to be really careful whilst everything is still healing. I saw that Chris gave you his momentous gift for visiting the Woodyard, I’m sure it’s hanging on the wall Look after yourself Anne-Marie😀🇦🇺
The wood you're spitting with the Eastern maid is 120% without a doubt in mulberry if you look close you can see the white sap oozing out of the grain where you made the cutscuts it does that after it sits for a little bit
If you put an Oregon LGX chain on it will cut a little bit faster the Oregon chains have a slightly narrower curf...I modified my old ms440 to accept a 325 pitch chain with a 9 pin sprocket in smaller wood it will out cut your 592 because of that narrow curf... And other modifications I have done to it
After 16 years of mandatory wearing of met boots they are hard on your feet. I’d highly suggest using the ones she displayed that are aftermarket. The most comfortable ones I have used are from keen with the external guards.
Ann Marie take care of that thumb and don't let them cut it off, it will heal in time. Put an ES light bar on the 462 and you will like it even more. The first 462 I ran I said this saw is more like a Husky than a Stihl, what the 572xp should have been. And with the improvements Stihl has made to it, a winner.
One tough lady! I’ve known people who get full disability for lesser injuries, and here she’s loading heavy logs in your splitter with a crushed thumb!
Good morning Cris you’re so right about things happening in the world yard that can hurt you I speak from experience. Can you tell me what type of wood are you splitting it looks like locus.
I’ve been trying to find a 462 that was bought by homeowner and used for like an hour before their wife found out how much they spent and it goes on Facebook marketplace. A few have popped up but they are gone within like an hour , may have to pony up and pay full price .
Hey Chris; That STIHL saw cuts better than those husky darner saws you usually use. You would look great wearing that chain saw apron your guest is wearing. This is one of the greatest posts. Could you try that apron on. Just so we all could see how it looks on you.
@@annmariekowalski7505 I know this, Ms. Kowalski. I was teasing Chris. He has had the same chaps for years. You look real good in the bib though. His friend Tony's cool tools is a Stihl saw fan and Chris teases him about it. I enjoyed both your visits postings. Thanks a lot. I live in Florida and the last time I had a fire in my fireplace was 5 or 6 years ago. It just does not get cold enough here. So I enjoy watching and listening to all of ya'll people up in Yankee land talking about in the woodyards.
Good Morning John The bibs wirk for me. They save on ripping up the abdomen and chest area. Now I know what to do for Chris for Christmas. Everyone gets a handmade item. This year if Friendly Firewood Flops, everyone will get a piece of wood in their stocking, except Chris. I will make him a pair of pink duct tape aspless chaps with a beaver fur lining for Wisconsin winters. Enjoy Florida.
Dang man I hope that her thumb gets better cause that is not a fun thing to have. And those shoe guards I have never seen those and a great idea to get a pair of them.
This video could have been titled The wood shaming video. Man there was some wicked gnarly pieces in that pile 😮 Check out minute # 5:13 The Met guard prime example minute. She does fine work for someone that is digitally "challenged". Very enjoyable presentation, Good on you both. I know it's a haul for her to get up there,but i'd Like to see her visit once a season, So four times per year. Eventually becoming an official guest co-host Most importantly , What did you have for lunch ? ( please don't tell me Lutefisk 😜 Especially liked the safety gear chat. It's always interesting
On one of my hard hats I have a saying, Will Work For Food. Lots of Gatorade and water. Burgers were excellent. Best burgers I ever had. I might have to arm wrestling Tony.
I have a MS462c and a MS500i. I had the 462 first and I was looking for a bigger saw. The dealer told me the 500i would cut circles around the 462c.....Well they were wrong. If I was to do it again I would have just bought another 462c for less money. Don't get me wrong. The 500i is a great saw but not that much better than the 462c and in my opinion not worth the extra money. Great job Ann. Chris sure didn't go easy on you with that crappy wood! Dave
I heartily agree with your assessment of the Stihl 462 C-M and 500i… Although I also bought a 572xp and am now very happy to run any of them or all three😁🪵
Thank you.I’m going in this morning to pick out a saw. I was having problems justifying spending the extra money for the 500i. You helped with this decision. Will get the 462. All the best .
@@Redhackle you're welcome. Glad it helped you. It's a great saw. You won't be disappointed. A 20 or 25" light bar goes great on it depending on what you're doing. I like the 25" bar because I'm 6'2" and I can stand pretty much straight up when I'm bucking on the ground. It does wonders for saving my back. Dave
Chris...that mulberry is worth a lot of money. It is what all of the higher quality women's field hockey sticks are made out of and the companies making those sticks pay good money for the mulberry!
Mulberry is very hard to split,I have a 27ton champion that does well. I've done 2 Mulberry trees in the last year with it but the Easton Made ultra was impressive splitting that Mulberry that had some nasty knots and the bad cuts with the angles are not a splitters friend. (Homeowner wood ).
Thank You. I did my best with one thumb. The only glove that I found that would go over the cast was a welding glove that Bill ripped the thumb lining out.
I'm a hardcore Stihll guy but tthe 572 is every bit as good as the 462 but did you notice how light the 462 is they do have a different feel if you're used to the Husqvarna
I was ready to buy a stihl but after homework on it I didn’t like that it was all self adjusting and sad thing is the dealer couldn’t explain the saw I had to watch Utube videos on it lol ended up getting a husky 460 rancher 24” bar and about a month later naught a husky t435 for a new trim saw it’s light and powerful and can handle it with one hand even with the arm issues I have … I have old John Deere , homelite , frontier , McCullough, stihl, probably ones I’m forgetting lol figure you. Can never have to many chainsaws 😂
Before Covid wewere the only people home in a five block radius. Now everyone is home. I cannot cut the grass without someone complaining that they cannot hear their business calls because my mower is running. Could I at least wait until after 5? Sure buttercup, anything for you. Fax me your problem. With the yard and meadow, I am cutting five acres.
I live about 2 miles east of Greendale, WI and a mile west of the airport, so we are practically neighbors Ann Marie, and for some reason you do look very familiar, not sure where we may have met but ....... it had to be right here in Milwaukee area.
Then the guy who cut his leg cast off with a circle saw might be odd too. The group of young uns who stopped by the station with a cardboard box asking for some gasoline might not be popular outside of the frozen tundra.
OK it goes without saying that you have alot of videos. I need to find the one that brought you to deciding to buy that awesome eastonmade firewood processor. I mean, it's a no brainer, don't get me wrong here, but you had to have gone back and forth on that decision with a 105k price tag (well, that's what it says on their website anyways). I don't know about you, but I can talk myself into, and out of, just about any purchase.
I bought a Eastonmade ULTRA about 2 years ago and it easily doubled my output since then. They make machines that will last a life time and not loose value!
My brother in law put his hand into a snow blower to clean out some snow stuck in the machine while it was still running YEP ! Messed his hand up pretty bad :(
With the inherent danger of chainsaws, splitters, etc. we all deal with, it would be worth looking into carrying an IFAK (individual first aid kit.) I took a stop the bleed/TCCC class last year and have one on me 100% of the time now when cutting. A small investment and training could easily prevent a tragedy.
Two suggestions to add to a kit. If you are on blood thinners, I would recommend a product called BLEED STOP. It comes in a box with a few packets in each box. Available at local drug stores. I have used this on Bill a few times. Second item is carry womens heavy day femine pads. They make excellent bandages. When you are bandaging, no peeking. Leave the original pad in place and just add on. Something simple to remember is if the face is red, raise the head. If the face is pale raise the tail. If the face is blue, give 02.
Enjoyed the episode. She really seemed like a sweet lady. Also, it's awesome of you to let your viewers come out to help and provide some of that sweet free labor.
Yup, all firewood people are nice folks!
It was an honor to help. I am sure Chris could have got more done without me underfoot.
I received more than I gave.
Knowledge is power and what you have in your brain, no one can take it away.
Great saw, even better lady! Ann, I love how your helping your neighbor girl and your new business together! I hope your thumb heals quickly!
Chris, great that you share all the faces of firewood with the world!
Thanks!
Thank You Ammo.
I never told Mini Me about the trip. Her parents knew and yesterday she watched the channel with her dad. Her dad said she was running around the house because Friendly Firewood was mentioned.
I’m honestly at a good loss for words, Chris. Your helping bring old school back through your channel, be proud of that. And be proud of being viewed in all those different countries. This is just my opinion, but I feel it’s high time we put down the electronics, and enjoy what nature provides for us. Thank you Chris, and good night Irene!!!
I appreciate that!
@@InTheWoodyard How does one go about visiting the woodyard? I may be in the GB area in the next few weeks and wood like to check out the Ultra and might have a couple of saws with me as well.
But if we put down the electronics we can't watch this!
I was implying my opinion to the younger generation, to those who it concerns. I’m not gunna go into deep detail, but as adults who have different jobs; and/or ways of life. I watch every new video Chris puts out, but I’m also making time away from my electronics (my smart phone) to apply what I’ve learned to my personal life in the great outdoors. Again, it was only my opinion
But I’m also happy to see the growth on Chris’s channel and how far he’s come since day one. Just sharing my thoughts
Very nice meeting you Ann! Hope your thumb heals quickly. Good luck with your firewood venture. I think it’s great that you’re helping your 10 year old neighbor girl, I’m sure she will learn a lot more about life during the process, than just bundling wood. I think she has a great teacher. Have a great day, stay safe and may God bless…
I hope so too!
Thank You Donald.
The pieces are coming together. Spending a day In The Wood Yard was a good mindfulness experience. This was my first adventure in 29 months due to covid.
The sound of the MS 462 C-M running was music to my ears. Thanks Ann and Chris for an enjoyable and informative video on added protection for our feet. Heal up fast and happy cutting to you both.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank You Cave Man
@@annmariekowalski7505 Hahaha 🤣 Cave Man or Canvas Man both will work. You did a great job with Chris in the Wood Yard.
Chris I am so glad to see you open your wood yard to the ladies to come in and play. Thanks. This was a great video
Yup, all firewood folks are good people!
Really like the unbiased opinion you give on different manufacturers. Hope Ann's thumb heals so she can get back to her passion of firewood. Have a Safe Day
Thanks David, she will heal fine I am sure!
Just bought a 462. Impressed with the starting. Second pull from cold. I didn't see where you show the brand of the splitter. I was impressed with the cycle times. My Northern Tool 30 ton cycle times are around 11 - 15 seconds. I've had it for about 11 years and may need to upgrade to increase production.
Yes the 462 is a great saw!! My Eastonmade Ultra is a fast splitter ...4 second cycle time, check out their web site!
G’morning Chris. G’morning Ann. Thanks for sharing the safety info! Nice to see a visitor’s saw that has proper length bar and running peak ! Unlike mine was. Great episode of the Chris n Friends Wood Show !!
GoodNightIrene
Good morning! Thanks Corey!
Good Afternoon Corey.
Safety is no accident.
that was so very nice of you chris and I bet she learnd a bunch about firewood and the business we all have made mistakes in the firewood business and I to will try and help someone and tell them what not to do. Thank you for the training you did to be a rescue person I know what it takes I did dive&rescue for 25 years as a diver good luck in the future Ann with firewood
Thanks 👍
Thank You for your service.
Literally this week, my wife came home with the kids after school and heard my neighbour yelling for help. She'd rolled her side-by-side onto herself, and her leg was trapped. Fortunately, I have 2 Navy Cadet trained teenagers who knew better than to lift it off without a paramedic present. Long story short, she spent some time in the hospital, and she's back home now. With a phone on her at all times, now...😁💪🪓🇦🇺
Way to go boys!
She is very blessed to have the boys in her boat.
Great show Chris. Great saw Anne-Marie. Thank you for sharing your information with us. Those Met-Caps look like they would be awesome for the homeowner.
Twenty some dollars is good insurance.
Thanks for watching!
@@annmariekowalski7505
Agreed. That's not much money for the amount it can save you.
Sorry I spelled your name wrong up above, in the beginning of this thread.
I never noticed. I am doing this on the phone while I wear two pairs of glasses.
Great video Chris friends like that is one thing that has made your Chanel fun to watch.
Thanks!
Chris another great video. Ann you have a lot of healing to do, when I injured my hand 40 years ago it took me 8 years to learn how to feel with it. It’s not great but it works. Best of luck to you. Keep on cutting
Thanks BRIAN!
Thank You Brian.
Great to meet Ann Marie today! Enjoyed the show and the chat - so sorry to hear about your accident Ann Marie but get better soon! Love the Saw!! ( Still waiting for mine but appreciated the feedback Chris). Cheers!
You will like it!
Bill said that our vendor had a program that if you bought stihl 2 cycle oil they added time onto the warranty of the saw.
If you know you are going to purchase other bars and chains, do it now. It took two months to get mine. also, lock in a price now. Talk in the shops of a 30 percent price increase.
@@annmariekowalski7505 Thanks Ann Marie!
462 is my main saw here also, a great one.....good video Chris
Yup, I like it a lot!
It's a natural tendency to let the bar swing right after the cut. Don't let it swing behind your legs. The chain doesn't stop right away. The 462 is a beast. If your not strong get something smaller. If you start getting fatigued, put it down and take a break. Don't mess with these things.
Yup, all saws are dangerous...chaps!
Ann is a wonderful guest. Those boot guards are a good idea !
Thanks!
I should take one and melt it down to the shape of my thumb. There I go again, playing with fire.
Great info on the 462 definitely will be my next saw!
Good to hear! Thanks!
order early. Prices are going up.
Another great video with Ann! Take care of that thumb and come back again! Everyone loves having you in the woodyard!
Thanks!
Thank You. I was worried about if you bust it you bought it.
@@annmariekowalski7505 lol! I would be as well. I'm sure you had the best teacher to make sure you had the best of days.
With almost 50 years of continuing education in a multitude of settings, I have never encountered an instructor with Chris's methodology. What you see on You Tube is a pin head of what he shares in person In The Wood Yard. He washes away what ever pressure one might put on themselves before arriving.
Very nice episode, Chris! Just picked up a 462 myself! Maybe 1 of the only ones in Mid-Michigan to my knowledge. GNI 🤙👍
Good choice! You will like it!!!
Have had for a year and they are awesome!
462 is on my Christmas list. Took my name off the list for a 500i. I made a lot of people happy that moved up the list.
Both very nice saws!
Great job! Always keep those appendages out of the way. Thinking of buying chainsaw boots as like you Chris and many other my foot is usually hold a log from time to time and one time the saw gotta way from me and giving I waking holding the throttle anymore it still went through the side of my boot just behind the steel in the toe and cut my foot about a 8th in deep still have a scare. 1st plan should be the best plan lol. GNI
Yup, think safe.
Good morning Chris!!😀😀
I'm really glad Ann had such a great time in the woodyard. You are a very gracious host.
I really liked seeing you cutting with her 461. Some day we will get you converted from the dark side. LOL!!
Just kidding!!
Take care my friends!!😀😀👍👍
Logger Al
I would love to have a 462 and or a 500 both great saws!
Logger Al
Chris did ask me if I wanted to run the processor and I believe my answer was Hell No.
After watching the video of you running the processor I have this image of a great pipe organist seated at the Wanamaker Pipe Organ in Philly. Your phlanges worked the controls like an organist playing Hallaluia from Handel's Messiah.
Maybe when my thumb is not wrapped up to the size of a baseball bat, I will get the courage to give it a try.
Sorry if you know the music and now you have an ear worm.
@@annmariekowalski7505 LOL!!
Great job Ann Marie, the splitter is a nice machine.
It sure is! Thanks!
Chris helped a lot. He wore gloves that had Orange tips on the fingers. I watched his hands for cues.
You definitely need to be in 2022 and not star gazing or looking for shiney objects.
I like your gal friend! She's a heck of a woman, she digs right in! Funny personality as well, quick witted. Bring her back once in a while!
Yup, she is a good one!
Good Sunday morning Chris!
Yes it is! Thanks Captain!
That was such fun. She's a good sport and hard worker.... hope her thumb gets better soon!
Yup!
Things are getting much better. my thumb no longer hurts if I just look at it.
Hey Ann, it's been nice meeting you! I hope you have your own channel. I'll be there everyday cheering you on.
thanks !
Thank You.
I am pretty sure that I will not have a channel. After fire fighting, I went back to college for a degree in Welding and Robitic Automation. A recession hit and the Web was the place to be. So I went back to college for another degree in Visual Communications and Computer Graphics. I was three classes away from graduation. and I was miserable. Sitting in front of a computer was the best job I never finished. I had a 4.03 GPA and I said all done. Pro ably the only thing in my life that I flat out quit.
I would sooner stack firewood and play pick up sticks with kindling than videos.
Seems like a long time since you covered the ground in the wood yard! Nicely done
Thanks!
Nice video. I have never run a 462C-M, but ran a buddies 461 and it was a nice saw but heavy. I think they made the 462 lighter, but then I don't try to keep up with the Stihl product line changes. Ann seems to be a down to earth lady with a common sense approach to work. GNI
Right on!
This saw is the same weight as my MS 311 with the exception of having the 25" bar on it. 13.1 lbs. It does get a bit heavy after 30 min of use. Not ideal for limbing a tree. I break out the 16' 435 husky for that.
I use a 462 at work and it cuts pretty good.
Yup, it is a nice saw!
Hey Chris, love your channel!!!!
Thanks for watching lots more to come!
I have one ordered. Ready to step up in class from rancher 455.
You will like it!
Nice job , both of you !
Thank you very much!
Thank You Bruce.
Ann was a great guest! I need some of those boot guards for my crocs😳 Man I would be in trouble if she watched some of my vids🤣 Safety is no joke I had a round I was cutting roll of the brush it was laying on and hit me in the shin yesterday! Wowza it hurt. I need to do better with PPE! Thanks for sharing Chris👍🏻👍🏻GNI
I am going to order a pair for my husband's OSHA not approved sandals.
After my dad passed the church we attended asked if I could take over some of the church chores he did weekly.
I agreed. One thing I did weekly was police the pews for a 1200 seating capacity church.
Very quickly I introduced my shins to the metal legs of the flipped up kneelers.
I went to a pro soccer store and I picked up a set of shin guards. Problem solved.
nice!
Yup, you need your parts for cutting fire wood , so protect them.
@@annmariekowalski7505 🤣That’s hilarious Ann!! Whatever works🤷♂️
Love my 462 Great saw. Like more than the 500i
They are both very nice saws!
Great lady that Ann Marie. Thanx for the Metguard PPE tip. A must have !!!
Thanks!
We went shoe shopping and I picked up a pair of steel toed shoes with the factory installed. metatarsal guard. I tried on many different brands. Each brand had a different style steel toe box that will never stretch. My selection was based on
how the toe box fit rather than looks. Vanity goes out the window when working with logs. For the ladies, .more manufacturers are making womens work boots. I recommend trying on in person.
Lumea în Europa folosește lemnul de dud pt butoaie în care își țin wisky de prune, grozave videoclipuri, țineți-o tot așa. Spor la treaba 👍👍👍👍
Thanks for watching!
Those things on her shoes would have been nice to have a while back. I was cutting some ironwood I had in a pile and my saw basically chucked a log back at me and it landed right on the top of my right foot. Man did it feel good. I have one of those little 5 ton electric splitters too but I only use it for busting down kindling. I keep it right in the body shop by the stove. I have my other splitter but that little 5 ton splitter works great if you want to break something down smaller at the stove or make kindling. Sounds like she needs to get herself a real splitter even just a homeowner grade one from a big box store. See them at estate sales all the time for $300-500 range if you didn't want to buy a new one
Maybe so!
Chris Annmarie is such a nice person I’m glad to see she had an opportunity to use that Easton made splitter. I hope the next time she comes back she won’t have that cast on her thumb boy that must have really hurt.
Yup, thumbs are important to have for firewood!
That is a big jump in saws looks like a great saw
Yes it is!
Those little electric splitters she mentioned actually work surprisingly well .
I've actually been considering buying one. Tractor Supply has one with a stand, so it;s up at waist height, not 16" off the ground. (which my lower back would greatly appreciate!) With all the free yard maple I've been getting, hand splitting is beginning to lose it's charm, lol.
@@pyroman6000 I put the one we have up on horses ' or a table. The one we have came from Menards.
Yes they do!
I have The Earthquake. I ordered one for my nephew in NC. He picked it up at his local hardware store.
We both like them. I have split so much wood that the wedge is no longer wedgie. I. need to weld on some filler material and grind down a new face.
Bill put mine on a cart. I sit on a tool box and I can roll the cart
from area to area. We put a hitch pin on the cart handle so it can be removed and out of the way.
I like being able to look at the grain and then try to get a clean split with only a few splinters.
Sometimes it is hard to tell which way the rings will break.
In that case the wood is like the fur on a dog. One way the fur lays flat. Another way the fur stands up. Same with wood.
I put the flat laying grain up against the wedge and then split.
Yes, this takes time and a lot of messing around but less splinters or a letter from Dewey, Cheatum and Howe ESQ.
A Final Thought
Chris I would like to extend my sincere appreciation for the kindness and warm wishes you and your subscribers have expressed during the past two videos.
A short summary of my experience would be the Dr. Seuss Poem OH THE PLACES YOU WILL GO.
With Gratitude
Ann .Marie
Wow, thank you!
Best job Anne-Marie has ever had😀😀😀
Hope our thumb recovers quickly😀
Even watched in Australia Anne-Marie 🇦🇺
Thanks Rick!
Good Morning Rick
Best job ever.
Here is an update on my thumb. Shortly after visiting Chris I had a meeting with the plastic surgeon/hand God at the level 1Trauma Center. This was the first appointment after surgery. The cast was removed, everything soaked and the Dr. said great news, your finger is pink. So the tissue was perfusing and I could feel him checking for neurological function. He said at this .
moment in time I would not need more surgery. He showed me the x rays and the bone was crushed into 12 pieces. The three little weird holes that I could see were bone fragments.
The doctor walked me to physical therapy that specializes in hand trauma.
I walked into the clinic and a woman was standing at a table. I said hello and she just looked at me. I said HI and she said do you remember me? No, I am sorry I do not. She said I am Kim. She was going to school for her Masters Degree in Milwaukee. When it was time for clinicals, she went back home in Illinois. I always wondered what happened to her and how she was doing. She said I saw your name on the daily patient schedule and I pulled your file.
So, out if the blue and a little Devine intervention I have someone who I admired her study habits, was now responsible for my rehab.
I am ahead of schedule in recovery. I will not be doing hand splitting with a wedge and five pound sledge for a year, if ever again. They absolutely do not want my thumb hit by blunt force trauma.
Fast forward a few weeks I meet the hand surgeon again. For sure no surgery. Again ahead of schedule. I have two removable hard casts to wear when tinkering with my twigs. I have coban to wear on indoor recess days. It is latex free protective wrap. At night I have a silicone gel one piece splint for sleeping.
I have a routine of exercises to break up the scar tissue, calm the nerve firing by tactile stimulation by touching everything. I also have eleven exercises to increase the range if motion, that I do five times a day.
I did mention that I had point tenderness to my first knuckle. Kim looked at the x rays and she said you also broke a bone in your knuckle.
I go back July 5th for another look see and physical therapy.
Did this hurt? Yes, when Bill was bandaging it hurt. He was the first Paramagic in the county west of me. We have trauma kits in each vehicle stocked with supplies.
If you should get injured, go in and get it looked at. I saw three weird looking holes. Rub a little dirt on it and press on.
When the Urgent Care team said we do not know how they are going to fix this, that got my attention. Being told you are on the board at the Trauma Center and two hand surgeons are waiting for you will get your attention real quick. If the thumb died, my big toe would have become my thumb.
@@annmariekowalski7505 sounded good till I heard it was was shattered break, but looks like they have done the right treatment for you.
I had a really bad broken left wrist 15 months back, getting better but will never be perfect.
Oh, hope it goes okay on 5 July with the knuckle, you just have to be really careful whilst everything is still healing.
I saw that Chris gave you his momentous gift for visiting the Woodyard, I’m sure it’s hanging on the wall
Look after yourself Anne-Marie😀🇦🇺
Don't tell anyone, but I have my autographed treasure under my pillow.
Did you break the Scaphoid Bone? That is very hard bone to heal.
The wood you're spitting with the Eastern maid is 120% without a doubt in mulberry if you look close you can see the white sap oozing out of the grain where you made the cutscuts it does that after it sits for a little bit
Yup, it is mulberry!
Chris, it STIHL just looks Natural in your Hands, Take Care and Stay Safe 🚜🪵👍🏼🇺🇸
Thanks 👍
I noticed it cut straight. What gives?
If you put an Oregon LGX chain on it will cut a little bit faster the Oregon chains have a slightly narrower curf...I modified my old ms440 to accept a 325 pitch chain with a 9 pin sprocket in smaller wood it will out cut your 592 because of that narrow curf... And other modifications I have done to it
Sounds nice!
She seems like a sweetheart
That's because she is!!! Thanks!
Saw some cool Sawdust shots… nice saw… one day
Thanks!
Chris truth about 462 ,aint it a beast!
Yup, very nice saw for sure!
I ordered a pair of metguard foot protector. Thank for your heads-up
They do work!
Just recently found the web site you do a pleasant job
Thanks so much for watching, there are 1300 videos on the channel and a new one every morning!
She got a nice saw
Yes, it is!
After 16 years of mandatory wearing of met boots they are hard on your feet. I’d highly suggest using the ones she displayed that are aftermarket. The most comfortable ones I have used are from keen with the external guards.
Thanks, that sounds good to me!
Ann Marie take care of that thumb and don't let them cut it off, it will heal in time. Put an ES light bar on the 462 and you will like it even more. The first 462 I ran I said this saw is more like a Husky than a Stihl, what the 572xp should have been. And with the improvements Stihl has made to it, a winner.
Yes, it is a lot like my 572 saws.
Will do. Following all instructions to the T.
One tough lady! I’ve known people who get full disability for lesser injuries, and here she’s loading heavy logs in your splitter with a crushed thumb!
Yup, she is a good one!
Hope she heals up soon
Nice lady
God bless you and your's
Just saying
Thanks Mike!
Thank You Mike
I always wanted the 462 but ended up with the 500. She is a very good guest.
They are both nice saws!
Good morning Cris you’re so right about things happening in the world yard that can hurt you I speak from experience. Can you tell me what type of wood are you splitting it looks like locus.
Mulberry, it is a lot like locust!
I’ve been trying to find a 462 that was bought by homeowner and used for like an hour before their wife found out how much they spent and it goes on Facebook marketplace. A few have popped up but they are gone within like an hour , may have to pony up and pay full price .
That is going to be hard, finding a 500 or 462 is not easy even at the Stihl shops!
Hey Chris;
That STIHL saw cuts better than those husky darner saws you usually use. You would look great wearing that chain saw apron your guest is wearing. This is one of the greatest posts. Could you try that apron on. Just so we all could see how it looks on you.
Thanks for watching, both Stihl and Husqvqrna make great saws!
The gear I am wearing is Forester BIB Chainsaw Pants.
Sorry, no apron.
@@annmariekowalski7505 I know this, Ms. Kowalski. I was teasing Chris. He has had the same chaps for years. You look real good in the bib though. His friend Tony's cool tools is a Stihl saw fan and Chris teases him about it. I enjoyed both your visits postings. Thanks a lot. I live in Florida and the last time I had a fire in my fireplace was 5 or 6 years ago. It just does not get cold enough here. So I enjoy watching and listening to all of ya'll people up in Yankee land talking about in the woodyards.
Good Morning John
The bibs wirk for me. They save on ripping up the abdomen and chest area.
Now I know what to do for Chris for Christmas. Everyone gets a handmade item. This year if Friendly Firewood Flops, everyone will get a piece of wood in their stocking, except Chris. I will make him a pair of pink duct tape aspless chaps with a beaver fur lining for Wisconsin winters.
Enjoy Florida.
I like the chainsaw videos and I think the safety reminders are always good. What kind of boots do you wear??
Thanks, mine are hisea brand.
Dang man I hope that her thumb gets better cause that is not a fun thing to have. And those shoe guards I have never seen those and a great idea to get a pair of them.
Yes, thumbs are nice to have working!!
This video could have been titled
The wood shaming video.
Man there was some wicked gnarly pieces in that pile
😮
Check out minute # 5:13
The Met guard prime example minute.
She does fine work for someone that is digitally "challenged".
Very enjoyable presentation,
Good on you both.
I know it's a haul for her to get up there,but i'd
Like to see her visit once a season,
So four times per year.
Eventually becoming an official guest co-host
Most importantly ,
What did you have for lunch ?
( please don't tell me Lutefisk 😜
Especially liked the safety gear chat.
It's always interesting
Thanks for watching Jean!
@@InTheWoodyard you are welcome
On one of my hard hats I have a saying, Will Work For Food.
Lots of Gatorade and water. Burgers were excellent. Best burgers I ever had.
I might have to arm wrestling Tony.
I gave up on splitting the big crouch wood. I use it for my campfire wood now one goes all night.
Yup, crotches are long burning!
I have a MS462c and a MS500i. I had the 462 first and I was looking for a bigger saw. The dealer told me the 500i would cut circles around the 462c.....Well they were wrong. If I was to do it again I would have just bought another 462c for less money. Don't get me wrong. The 500i is a great saw but not that much better than the 462c and in my opinion not worth the extra money.
Great job Ann. Chris sure didn't go easy on you with that crappy wood! Dave
I would agree, the 462 is very nice!
I heartily agree with your assessment of the Stihl 462 C-M and 500i…
Although I also bought a 572xp and am now very happy to run any of them or all three😁🪵
Thank you.I’m going in this morning to pick out a saw. I was having problems justifying spending the extra money for the 500i. You helped with this decision. Will get the 462. All the best .
@@Redhackle you're welcome. Glad it helped you. It's a great saw. You won't be disappointed. A 20 or 25" light bar goes great on it depending on what you're doing. I like the 25" bar because I'm 6'2" and I can stand pretty much straight up when I'm bucking on the ground. It does wonders for saving my back. Dave
Look up Billy out west,he did a video with the 500 vs 462 and said something to thee affect Stihl's 500 has a problem and it's the 462!😂 Love mine.
Chris...that mulberry is worth a lot of money. It is what all of the higher quality women's field hockey sticks are made out of and the companies making those sticks pay good money for the mulberry!
Cool!
Mulberry is very hard to split,I have a 27ton champion that does well. I've done 2 Mulberry trees in the last year with it but the Easton Made ultra was impressive splitting that Mulberry that had some nasty knots and the bad cuts with the angles are not a splitters friend. (Homeowner wood ).
It is a lot like locust, good wood!
Looks longer than a 25” bar! I have a 28” and a 20” on my 462c
It is a 25"
She did a good job helping you splitting honey locust or mulberry, and ash,
Yup, it was mulberry!
Thank You. I did my best with one thumb. The only glove that I found that would go over the cast was a welding glove that Bill ripped the thumb lining out.
I give the lady a thumbs up!
Thanks!
Thank You.
Chris made this all possible.
Wait, is the thumb broke?
Really liked getting a face full of man glitter.HAHAHAHAHAHA.
Anne Maria thanks for the great camera work. You really let Chris show how good he cuts.
Thanks Allan!
Thank You. I had a great coach.
I'm a hardcore Stihll guy but tthe 572 is every bit as good as the 462 but did you notice how light the 462 is they do have a different feel if you're used to the Husqvarna
they are both great saws, the 500i and the 462 are my favorite Stihl saws.
I was ready to buy a stihl but after homework on it I didn’t like that it was all self adjusting and sad thing is the dealer couldn’t explain the saw I had to watch Utube videos on it lol ended up getting a husky 460 rancher 24” bar and about a month later naught a husky t435 for a new trim saw it’s light and powerful and can handle it with one hand even with the arm issues I have … I have old John Deere , homelite , frontier , McCullough, stihl, probably ones I’m forgetting lol figure you. Can never have to many chainsaws 😂
Yup, more saws is good!
Stihl 👍👍👍👍👍
Nice saw!
Hey Ann now you're going to have to get it a gas powered hydraulics splitter. I built my own.
Some day she might do that!
Before Covid wewere the only people home in a five block radius. Now everyone is home.
I cannot cut the grass without someone complaining that they cannot hear their business calls because my mower is running. Could I at least wait until after 5?
Sure buttercup, anything for you. Fax me your problem. With the yard and meadow, I am cutting five acres.
I live about 2 miles east of Greendale, WI and a mile west of the airport, so we are practically neighbors Ann Marie, and for some reason you do look very familiar, not sure where we may have met but ....... it had to be right here in Milwaukee area.
COOL!
Probably the wanted poster at the Post Office. I have had other people say that I have a look alike in the area. Happy to meet you here.
@@annmariekowalski7505 LOL, no you are too much of a Good Person for me to see you on that poster.
Hee Hee
Ppe does not stop accidents but can slow down major injuries!!
You are correct!
I'm seeing 734 videos as this video was released.
Yup.
Hey Chris I love your guest! I love that chainsaw! But you need to put a little polish on your boots! You're not cool unless you're Chrome shines.
Ha! Not going to happen, I might put on some mink oil.
I used to know a really good cobbler.
Is that cottonwood
fire wood smashed finger probably hearts like hell
Yes I bet!
👍👍
Thanks!
Are you splitting more mulberry?
There is some there but it was from just one tree I got.
is that a wisconsin thing to cut your hedges with a lawn mower thats a new one to me.
ha!
Then the guy who cut his leg cast off with a circle saw might be odd too.
The group of young uns who stopped by the station with a cardboard box asking for some gasoline might not be popular outside of the frozen tundra.
🤘
Thanks!
Given a choice which saw will u grab 462 or 572
572 because I have run them longer and I have 2 of them but my new 592 is awesome also, but the 462 is every bit as good and the 500 is awesome too!
Thank u very much, u touch on them all.
👍
Thanks!
did you ever get dangress kick back from your chain saw
Yup, sure have!
Got to ware the safety gear.. No matter how careful we all are it only takes the 1 moment in laps of judgment and we are in trouble..
Yup!
OK it goes without saying that you have alot of videos. I need to find the one that brought you to deciding to buy that awesome eastonmade firewood processor. I mean, it's a no brainer, don't get me wrong here, but you had to have gone back and forth on that decision with a 105k price tag (well, that's what it says on their website anyways). I don't know about you, but I can talk myself into, and out of, just about any purchase.
I bought a Eastonmade ULTRA about 2 years ago and it easily doubled my output since then. They make machines that will last a life time and not loose value!
My brother in law put his hand into a snow blower to clean out some snow stuck in the machine while it was still running YEP ! Messed his hand up pretty bad :(
Ouch!
I take it she didn't bring a 24 inch bar
That was a 25"
With the inherent danger of chainsaws, splitters, etc. we all deal with, it would be worth looking into carrying an IFAK (individual first aid kit.) I took a stop the bleed/TCCC class last year and have one on me 100% of the time now when cutting. A small investment and training could easily prevent a tragedy.
Yes! I keep a fist aid kit in my truck and a tourniquet at all times!
Two suggestions to add to a kit.
If you are on blood thinners, I would recommend a product called BLEED STOP. It comes in a box with a few packets in each box. Available at local drug stores. I have used this on Bill a few times.
Second item is carry womens heavy day femine pads. They make excellent bandages.
When you are bandaging, no peeking. Leave the original pad in place and just add on.
Something simple to remember is if the face is red, raise the head. If the face is pale raise the tail. If the face is blue, give 02.
Use that bar and chain and you chainsaw is gonna last longer!I always use original
Probably!
@@InTheWoodyard not probably.Always original
Anne Marie is great. I hope she comes by more often. Maybe even become a New Best Friend™. Sorry Tony.
Maybe so!
Next time the planets and schedules align, I will come up for a work day.
👍
Thanks Tony!