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Carving Wind Turbine Blades with a Chainsaw
inspired by Oztules in Australia

After my tail boom hit my last set of blades I am starting the process of carving another set. I am going to try pine: it is strong, easy to carve, and has a low density making it light. The finished blade will be 5' 2" long, 3.4" wide at the tip, 10.5" wide x 2.5" deep at the root.

You will need a jig saw, belt sander, oscillating sander, sandpaper, and clamps. You will need to modify your chainsaw to accomodate steel sleds to guide the chain over the jigs. I used an arc (stick) welder to make these.


I will start this time with 6' x 2.5" x 3/4" joined pine.