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Re: Poulan S25DA Bow
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2014, 01:02:03 am »
I've never seen a plunge bow on a saw that small.  Seen pics of a small brush bow on a S25 before.

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Re: Poulan S25DA Bow
« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2014, 09:16:35 am »
I've never seen a plunge bow on a saw that small.  Seen pics of a small brush bow on a S25 before.

That must be what I saw on the little stihl. Bar narrower?

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Re: Poulan S25DA Bow
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2014, 10:45:24 am »
Found it stihl 015 bow saw.


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Re: Poulan S25DA Bow
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2014, 01:54:56 pm »
I've never seen a plunge bow on a saw that small.  Seen pics of a small brush bow on a S25 before.

That must be what I saw on the little stihl. Bar narrower?



Yep.  Brush (AKA clearing) bows are generally long and narrow.  They have a smaller 'plunge' section on the front, and often don't have guards.

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Re: Poulan S25DA Bow
« Reply #14 on: November 07, 2014, 01:58:30 pm »
Found it stihl 015 bow saw.



That's actually a small plunge bow.  Plunge bows have a large, often 'flat' section in the front.  They usually have a top guard, and sometimes have  a bottom guard as well.


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Re: Poulan S25DA Bow
« Reply #15 on: November 07, 2014, 02:03:37 pm »
Yeah that isnt the narrow bar I wanted to show. Got side tracked with other work.   Just the same size small saw.

It was one like this on a small saw.


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Re: Poulan S25DA Bow
« Reply #16 on: November 07, 2014, 02:53:34 pm »
Yeah that isnt the narrow bar I wanted to show. Got side tracked with other work.   Just the same size small saw.

It was one like this on a small saw.



Yep that's a clearing/brush bow.

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Re: Poulan S25DA Bow
« Reply #17 on: November 07, 2014, 03:00:31 pm »
Right you are Sir! Just outside Richmond Va.  :)


Did you paint the bar?  If so what color and what did you use.  Might need to add to the green thread here.

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Re: Poulan S25DA Bow
« Reply #18 on: November 07, 2014, 05:22:57 pm »
Pretty cool saw and with a bow it does make it unique.
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Re: Poulan S25DA Bow
« Reply #19 on: November 08, 2014, 06:44:49 am »
Right you are Sir! Just outside Richmond Va.  :)


Did you paint the bar?  If so what color and what did you use.  Might need to add to the green thread here.
All I did is bolt it on once I got it. I restored a 245A bowsaw a while back, but I couldn't tell you what color paint I used because I took a sidecover to an automotive paint store and they trial and error mixed a quart of paint for me. It was close but not dead on. It looks pretty much like the bow on this saw, not quite LIME enough.

 

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