“Do you need to borrow a saw?”

EngrSorenson said:
interesting- is it typical that some uses an axe in conjunction with a chainsaw? Earlier I mentioned I could see axes as possibly more effective for limbing… was that what you were doing?
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It's handy to have a small axe or hatchet to knock small branches off so they don't snag you and to strip the bark to make sure the tree's solid. If it's rotting/infested it will blow up or fall weird. You can do all that with the chainsaw too. But then if you're using wedges and most of the time you should be the back of the hatchet is super handy to set the wedges.
 
EngrSorenson said:
interesting- is it typical that some uses an axe in conjunction with a chainsaw? Earlier I mentioned I could see axes as possibly more effective for limbing… was that what you were doing?
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I use a camp axe size for small limbs , trimming and to help carry the rounds .

Works great for trail clearing of small stuff , also . :):thumbsup:
 
Danke42 said:
…But then if you're using wedges and most of the time you should be the back of the hatchet is super handy to set the wedges.
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I alway liked my Hudson Bay for that job. It hit with more authority w/o much more weight. Usually I was carrying enough out there as it was.
 
The newly redesigned Council 5lb faller's axe was drafted up with wedge-banging specifically in mind. The old 5lb Dayton they used to make was mostly sold to folks in the timber trades for just that purpose, so when the old dies wore out they decided "hey--why not actually design it to do that job even better, since that's the market?"
 
tinfoil hat timmy said:
I'd only use a chainsaw after I'm exhausted from chopping given the opportunity.

good on you o.p.
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I'm not opposed to unpowered ways of processing wood . Certainly more pleasant and better, healthier exercise . :)

I just never had the physical athleticism to cut enough to be useful for supplying a serious usage of firewood .

Gas powered chainsaws are noisy , smelly and maintenance intensive . But nothing else yet compares to the cutting power and efficiency . ;)
 
DocJD said:
I'm not opposed to unpowered ways of processing wood . Certainly more pleasant and better, healthier exercise . :)

I just never had the physical athleticism to cut enough to be useful for supplying a serious usage of firewood .

Gas powered chainsaws are noisy , smelly and maintenance intensive . But nothing else yet compares to the cutting power and efficiency . ;)
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if I had the need for chopping wood I'd for sure have a chainsaw and Axe both on hand.

i just feel like i could use more exercise and chopping and processing firewood sounds like tons of fun.
 
I most often fall my trees with a chainsaw, limb with a 2-1/4 lb True Temper on a 22” homemade maple haft (love those eye ridges), and pick up the chainsaw again to buck to length.

For a firewood tree, I split most rounds with an axe, tough ones with a 6lb maul, then use a homemade spike hatchet to load them. The hatchet end trims the small twigs and bark, like Doc and Danke mentioned.

Full disclosure: I’m not deep-woods logging, just managing a few acres of wood lot. But I do use both hand and power tools, just like on the job.

Parker
 
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