Electric saw for fire wood

thelawnet

Any recommendations, for chopping up fallen trees, etc. for use on an open fire.? What kind of saw is best?

tony6403

A chainsaw. Petrol version if you are working away from an electrical supply.

Captain_Flack.

tony6403 wrote: »

A chainsaw. Petrol version if you are working away from an electrical supply.

Says it all really.


And since you need to ask, a bit of tuition on how to use it won't go a miss.

muckybutt

And NEVER burn fresh cut or green wood on a fire - cut it, store it somewhere dry and leave it for 12 months minimum to season

yangptangkipperbang

muckybutt wrote: »

And NEVER burn fresh cut or green wood on a fire - cut it, store it somewhere dry and leave it for 12 months minimum to [STRIKE]season[/STRIKE]

" dry "

- unless you are going to make a sideboard from it ..:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

DaftyDuck

yangptangkipperbang wrote: »

" dry "

- unless you are going to make a sideboard from it ..:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Any sideboard I'd make would go on the fire as soon as my wife saw it!

I'd just add that, if there's not much wood, and you want the MSE answer, then a bow saw Toolstation bowsaw would do the job. You also get to warm up outside, so that's a benefit too!

robatwork

I used to use an axe.


Fun, money saving, and probably the thing that screwed my back.


But for just a short while, I was Charles Bronson.


oh - seconded about drying the wood - for at least a year before you use it.

muckybutt

yangptangkipperbang wrote: »

[STRIKE]" dry "[/STRIKE]

- unless you are going to make a sideboard from it ..:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

No - you season wood to burn it as well - burning unseasoned ( Green wood ) is a big no no - Google seasoned fire wood

mart.vader

thelawnet wrote: »

Any recommendations, for chopping up fallen trees, etc. for use on an open fire.? What kind of saw is best?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Decker-GK1000-Alligator-Powered/dp/B000EOOJQI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1388400784&sr=8-3&keywords=black+%26+decker+alligator

WobblyDog

For branches up to about 150mm diameter, I also recommend a bowsaw, with a "green wood" blade. Cheap, relatively safe and very good exercise.

27col

I recently borrowed a Black & Decker Alligator Saw to cut up some fruit trees I had removed. I was very impressed with it. Very safe to use and was capable of cutting through tree trunks larger in size than it was supposed to be able to cope with. Nice bit of kit.