Quality chainsaw is almost a thing of the past . The best were always made in North America . Then quality manufacturing moved to Europe . Now even top Europe brands are . Made out of cheap Chinese parts . Assembled in Europe at best . Need to buy a top of the line pro saw to get anything any good . Homeowner level saw junk . So your right I would go electric if I needed a saw . But I think I will stick with my 35 year old Rebuilt saw . Hard I. Fuel and I’m sure it’s emissions are bad . But the large 73 cc low rpm engine will stick the full of the 20 inch bar into hardwood and spit out chunks not sawdust
Read my first answer . About the flex shaft tool . 1/8 collet size is what a drenel uses . That style tool is way better to use . The work handle gets in amongst branches . And normally have a foot speed control . Lots of cheaper knock off Tooks avail . Also as was suggested don’t overlook hand tools simple and rewarding to work with I spent Saturday removing dead bark from my tree in my Yama beaver thread . I have not pulled out the power Tooks yet just bladesI appreciate all of the help guys but chain saws?? My trees are 1-3" in diameter and a chain saw would immediately eat them up. I am thinking a corded or cordless Dremel or something like that. Does anyone use these?
First pic is the real thing Fordom second is a knock off . For 30 bucks more than a dremel a much better tool . For the record a larger tool pays for itself in cost of use . And wear . For example a 1/4 inch collet tool . The burrs are more plentiful often the same cost or cheaper than a 1/8 collet burr and will do 5 times the work . Before wearing out . Flex shaft tool 1/4 handle and a 1/8 handle fir detail work a few manual carving blades abs your set
+1 for corded. 1/4" makita die grinder to remove the bulk and 1/8" ryobi rotary tool for the finer detail workIf your trees arent too big, a dremel is just fine. If you have large carving jobs, you are going to want something bigger than that, like a die grinder.
The only issue I have with a cordless is they just dont seem as powerful as the corded ones.
I own both and while the cordless is nice for lack of the cord, its just not as powerful as the corded one and I sometimes have to break that one out anyway
+1 for corded. 1/4" makita die grinder to remove the bulk and 1/8" ryobi rotary tool for the finer detail work
Modern cordless is great I’m a drewalt guy ford master technician fir a living . So even where we have compressed air I use cordless . Plus great for where there is no power . Like collecting wild trees . Latest purchase is a SDS rotory hammer drill . Enlarging rock pockets . Lots use reciprocal and rotory saws . I don’t yet recip is nextMilwaukee and Dewalt make great cordless die grinders and Dremel style tools. Milwaukee is what I'm using for my deadwood carving. Works amazingly well and even the smaller batteries have enough power and longevity to really dig in. On larger trees you may need two charged smaller batteries but I did about a half hour of carving on a medium size tree yesterday on only one 12v Milwuakee battery. And they do make larger 18v die grinders. I'm a general contracting woodworker and am almost entirely battery based now from table saws to framing guns. The new cordless tools are up to the task.