Women and wood cutting?

Gloomendoom

If you want reassurance that chainsaws are for women too. Get this book...

Homeowner's Complete Guide to the Chainsaw

It's American but has a lot of good advice.

shegar

highrisklowreturn wrote: »

What a lot of rubbish. Can you refrain from posting such nonsense in the future and keep such left wing man hating rubbish off this board please?

Men are superior and are commanded by the creator to repress women - they shouldn't be let near wood, unless they can cut it with a rolling pin and apron.

!!!!!! what a load of Bo**ocks , If I didnt chop my own wood id have to go cold.............Loads of women cut their own wood !!!!!!...............

Blue264

Oh the irony of this thread....

I've taken a day's leave from work today to build my new log store and get everything straight in the garden for winter. I've designed the log store myself, after taking inspiration from the many youtube videos out there, and it should be big enough to store the wood from the 9 trees I've cut down over the last 18mths.

I'm in my late 40's, 5ft 3in tall and love my chainsaw
Nearly bought one a few years ago, but bottled out on my way to the shop to collect it. Finally bit the bullet and bought my 1800wt B&Q own brand saw in April this year as I had two trees in the garden (roof line height) that would have fallen down if I hadn't taken them down. This job meant a lot of rope guides around the tree and anchored to the far end of the garden to guide the tree down safely. Since then, I've cut down a few smaller trees that were too close to the house, and just have 4 huge conifers to go.

A few hints to anyone out there who wants to buy a chainsaw...shop around for the safety gear. I found the helmet and ear defenders for half the price of other places at The Range. Don't forget the safety gloves. I prefer to keep the same number of fingers as I began with. Oh, and try to never use the chainsaw above waist height. For any cuts above that height, I use my trusty Scorpion. Finally, always wear a dust mask if you're working in a confined space. The wood dust can really hurt your lungs for a few days afterwards.

There are some excellent instruction videos on youtube, and I particularly like Greg The Gardener for simple, practical advice that have saved me time and money.

So for any ladies out there that are considering using a chainsaw, it will save you an absolute fortune on getting the professionals in, or for log cutting, and once you have the tree down at ground level, the job is so easy and enjoyable with chainsaw.

meanbean

Thanks all. Blue264, that's all great advice and much appreciated. As Gloomendoom interpreted it, I was asking about different techniques or tools that could be used that are better suited to the average woman's strength.

I watched Keeping Up With The Kardashians last night and noticed it featured a female chainsaw artist, which opened my mind more to it (irony acknowledged). And on checking this thread again today, I'm certainly giving more serious thought to a chainsaw.

Contextwise, I have access to felled wood (local farm) which needs cutting up into bits suitably sized for a burner. So I'm not intending to fell trees.

jillbennett123

I've tried myself but those chainsaws are damn heavy! I have no quarms letting the hubby do it ;-)

joc1274

This looks good

youtube.com/watch?v=t38OwU-N2A0

emmahip

Get a chainsaw you can comfortably manage (some are lighter than others, I have a Stihl 170) and use a proper log horse to cut them on. I also wear a pair of chainsaw trousers just in case.
The main thing about using a chainsaw is to have total respect for it, I went on a half day course and found it very helpful.
Good luck!