Nordic Chainsaw

[TeeDee]

Does anyone possess one of these.

The Hand Powered Chainsaw – Nordic Pocket Saw

Nordic Pocket Saw manufactures high-quality hand chain saws with low weight, small packing volume and raw strength. Buy your saw here!

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[Buckshot]

yep.
they work surprisingly well for the size and weight

 

[Broch]

I have a chainsaw chain that I have used (it was ordered in error - wrong size) - I drove one of the rivets out and attached some rings. I used it a few times but don't carry it with me; I just use my Bahco instead. I know it is theoretically capable of doing much bigger stuff than the Laplander but I don't think it's worth the extra packing. If I'm trekking, I don't need big fuel; if I'm in a base camp I'll have a bow saw. Maybe I've just not been in the right environment to need it.

 

[TeeDee]

I have a chainsaw chain that I have used (it was ordered in error - wrong size) - I drove one of the rivets out and attached some rings. I used it a few times but don't carry it with me; I just use my Bahco instead. I know it is theoretically capable of doing much bigger stuff than the Laplander but I don't think it's worth the extra packing. If I'm trekking, I don't need big fuel; if I'm in a base camp I'll have a bow saw. Maybe I've just not been in the right environment to need it.

I need to take down a few Limbs that are High up , meaning I'm going to have to launch a blade over with Rope and Toggles added to allow me to 'see-saw' it from the ground.

 

[Broch]

Yeh, that is the one scenario where they have an advantage but, whenever I tried it with a rope on each end I struggled to get it to 'sit' the right way up to start the cut. Maybe I left mine too long?

I hired a pole saw to do some hard to reach limbs then, 'cos I found it so good, I bought a second hand one; but then, I'm working in the wood every week. Shame we live so far apart

 

[C_Claycomb]

Plan on doing two cuts per limb, unless you like the look of broken snags and the greater risks of rot that can come. Cutting from the top, with the weight of the branch, will break the limb free before you get all the way through. These saws are not great at those angles on the last bit of the cut, when the radius they are bending around gets small.

 

[TeeDee]

Plan on doing two cuts per limb, unless you like the look of broken snags and the greater risks of rot that can come. Cutting from the top, with the weight of the branch, will break the limb free before you get all the way through. These saws are not great at those angles on the last bit of the cut, when the radius they are bending around gets small.

Good point.

I'd better find someone small and nimble to get climbing the tree.

 

[TLM]

I'd better find someone small and nimble to get climbing the tree.

Climb yourself and let gravity do the work.

 

[lostplanet]

I was trying to remember why i didn't get one of these saws when you asked. They seem useful enough but for the price I came to the conclusion that why not buy a decent chainsaw chain and make my own. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Standard-Gardenline-Florabest-Mountfield-Chainsaws/dp/B006HTA56C/ref=sr_1_13?adgrpid=54872535538&gclid=CjwKCAiAs92MBhAXEiwAXTi251pLhhF8uFGUOuenV2FXCrVA9Tmc4PlBfCokx_JljXNBwr5qk0cobhoCGSUQAvD_BwE&hvadid=259135549084&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1007021&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=12608754638130387503&hvtargid=kwd-299552386940&hydadcr=5973_1758597&keywords=chainsaw+blade&qid=1637326418&qsid=257-9152651-3268409&sr=8-13&sres=B08H8VK4C5,B07XCPDYYT,B07B66NXHL,B0915D4LBP,B0829L2PQC,B01AAWVNM6,B00D79FNY4,B01AAWVQ32,B006HTA56C,B000XJ6JBW,B07B61PB6M,B01DXXG7IE,B007XQQEEU,B002X3K9RG,B01AAWVRYU,B08H8VKZG7

 

[Broch]

I was trying to remember why i didn't get one of these saws when you asked. They seem useful enough but for the price I came to the conclusion that why not buy a decent chainsaw chain and make my own. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Standard-Gardenline-Florabest-Mountfield-Chainsaws/dp/B006HTA56C/ref=sr_1_13?adgrpid=54872535538&gclid=CjwKCAiAs92MBhAXEiwAXTi251pLhhF8uFGUOuenV2FXCrVA9Tmc4PlBfCokx_JljXNBwr5qk0cobhoCGSUQAvD_BwE&hvadid=259135549084&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1007021&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=12608754638130387503&hvtargid=kwd-299552386940&hydadcr=5973_1758597&keywords=chainsaw+blade&qid=1637326418&qsid=257-9152651-3268409&sr=8-13&sres=B08H8VK4C5,B07XCPDYYT,B07B66NXHL,B0915D4LBP,B0829L2PQC,B01AAWVNM6,B00D79FNY4,B01AAWVQ32,B006HTA56C,B000XJ6JBW,B07B61PB6M,B01DXXG7IE,B007XQQEEU,B002X3K9RG,B01AAWVRYU,B08H8VKZG7

That's exactly what I did but, TBH, the purpose for which I made it (throw over a high branch to remove it) it's useless for; as I said earlier, I struggled to get it the right way round to start the cut. On top of that, as Chris said, they don't like the narrow angle so you really need two people pulling on it from a distance apart.

 

[Robson Valley]

Those are all for desperate measures when you can't have the capital investment in something as useful as a Stihl HT-103 or a -131. The neighbor kid makes money after school, knocking down hazards with the approach of winter.

Bow saws are fine for bucking up the cuts but get somebody with some skill and experience to begin with. I used to think that I could do it all, and I did. Now, I watch.

 

[Forest fella]

I've been having a watch and Google for this and I think for what and how often I'll probably use it. I think I'm going to try the Overmont 33 saw.