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I have chainsaws and have cut up my own timber for several years so am pretty up to speed with that side of things. Timber is becoming harder to come by near me and I have spoken to the Forestry Commision who say I can collect timber that is on the forest floor at a couple of my local forests. Chainsaws strictly forbidden though!
For a bit of fun with the kids we plan to do this on weekends and collect free timber. I will have to cut the limbs to length to fit in the trailer and am looking for advice on what manual method to use. I have a very small Fiskers pruning saw which I use in the garden and im very impressed with it. This has got me thinking about pruning saws such as Silky's but my local saw shop sells these from about £40-100!!
I will be looking to cut limbs up to about 12" dia max and dont mind spending £50-60 but do these pruning saw blades stay sharp for a long time? Or are they meant for the odd branch before a forester fells a tree.
Any other suggestions of what to use?
Thanks
For a bit of fun with the kids we plan to do this on weekends and collect free timber. I will have to cut the limbs to length to fit in the trailer and am looking for advice on what manual method to use. I have a very small Fiskers pruning saw which I use in the garden and im very impressed with it. This has got me thinking about pruning saws such as Silky's but my local saw shop sells these from about £40-100!!
I will be looking to cut limbs up to about 12" dia max and dont mind spending £50-60 but do these pruning saw blades stay sharp for a long time? Or are they meant for the odd branch before a forester fells a tree.
Any other suggestions of what to use?
Thanks