4 April 2025
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My little DeWalt electric chainsaw is very handy but sometimes I could do with a slightly longer bar. I had a large log to saw up this afternoon, which has been used ornamentally in the garden for a couple of … Continue reading
23 July 2024
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Most of this afternoon (into early evening) has been taken up with some tree surgery in a friend’s back garden. She had a Syringa (lilac) that had gradually got too large, casting shade and with the sweet-smelling blossoms out of … Continue reading
3 May 2024
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Looking back at my blog, I realise I can’t have got round to doing any chainsawing since February. That is when I posted about buying a 4ah battery and wondered how much better it would do than the 2ah ones … Continue reading
15 February 2024
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It turned out nice this afternoon (although raining again now) so I seized the opportunity to spend a couple of hours outside chopping up some more wood and splitting it down. I’m not sure whether my DeWalt batteries are losing … Continue reading
1 September 2023
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Last year I got a multitool, which was just the thing I needed to pare away some wood and create the space I needed to get in and fit a new kitchen tap. It has been a good purchase and … Continue reading
21 August 2023
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It was in February this year that I picked up a small electric chainsaw. It would be disingenuous to say that I’ve been using it for six months — I don’t have that amount of wood to saw up — … Continue reading
10 March 2023
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When I got my chainsaw, the plan was to speed up how fast I could work my way through the various bits of wood we’ve accumulated. Long bits need to be broken into shorter sections (about 7-8″ is a good … Continue reading
23 February 2023
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I’ve realised another benefit of having a chainsaw. As well as speeding up the time it takes to cut lengths of wood into sections that will fit the log burner (before splitting and seasoning) and allowing me to tackle logs … Continue reading
16 February 2023
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I’ve now done a few sessions with the chainsaw I got a couple of weeks ago and I am now very content that it was a good purchase. It does take some time to set up and maintain and goes … Continue reading
8 February 2023
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That is really just a fancy way of saying that I build another wood store today from my collection of old pallet wood. The speed with which that new chainsaw lets me process my collection of logs into cut and … Continue reading