Ripping logs

I've chosen the logs for the base round, determined their heights and ripped them flat. Ripping was a two person operation. We used a Stihl MS660 with a helper handle bolted to the tip of the bar. We cut with the top of the bar, so the guy holding the helper handle is getting sprayed with wood chips. Mike said he's been a carpenter for 20 yrs and that night he found wood chips in places he'd never had them.
After ripping they received a once over with a hand-held planer and out to the building yard they went.