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-# Chainsaws+This topic is part of [[gt:gardening|Gardening, smallholding & farming]]. 
 +====== Chainsaws ======
  
  
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-## What are chainsaws?+===== What are chainsaws? =====
  
 A chainsaw is a lightweight, hand-held mechanical saw mostly used for cutting timber – either felling trees or for cutting (cross-cutting – across the grain) logs to lengths that can then be split with a splitting axe for firewood. They have a petrol or electric power source that drives a specialist chain that has a series of cutter links built into it (you don’t find diesel chainsaws – the engine would be too heavy). A chainsaw is a lightweight, hand-held mechanical saw mostly used for cutting timber – either felling trees or for cutting (cross-cutting – across the grain) logs to lengths that can then be split with a splitting axe for firewood. They have a petrol or electric power source that drives a specialist chain that has a series of cutter links built into it (you don’t find diesel chainsaws – the engine would be too heavy).
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-## What are the benefits of using chainsaws?+===== What are the benefits of using chainsaws? =====
  
 Chainsaws are mobile, fast, easy (if sharp), and able to deal with various shapes. You don’t have to lift material to cut it – you can cut pieces that are too heavy to lift in situ, or cut large pieces into easily-transportable smaller pieces. Chainsaws are mobile, fast, easy (if sharp), and able to deal with various shapes. You don’t have to lift material to cut it – you can cut pieces that are too heavy to lift in situ, or cut large pieces into easily-transportable smaller pieces.
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-## What can I do?+===== What can I do? =====
  
 Using a chainsaw can be very dangerous; if you’ve never used one before, it’s like trying to ‘strangle a baby crocodile’ – it wriggles around, and there’s a scary sharp bit at the front. So the first thing to do is get trained. See [Lantra](http://www.lantra.co.uk/ "Chainsaws") or [NPTC](http://www.nptc.org.uk/) to find a local accredited instructor. The first course you do will be ‘cross-cut and maintenance’, which includes safe starting, correct use, and maintenance – including sharpening and servicing. Using a chainsaw can be very dangerous; if you’ve never used one before, it’s like trying to ‘strangle a baby crocodile’ – it wriggles around, and there’s a scary sharp bit at the front. So the first thing to do is get trained. See [Lantra](http://www.lantra.co.uk/ "Chainsaws") or [NPTC](http://www.nptc.org.uk/) to find a local accredited instructor. The first course you do will be ‘cross-cut and maintenance’, which includes safe starting, correct use, and maintenance – including sharpening and servicing.
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-## Further resources+===== Forum ===== 
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 +This topic belongs to the section [[gt:gardening|Gardening, smallholding & farming]]. You can ask questions or add information on the corresponding [Forum section](https://forum.growingthecommons.org/t/gardening). 
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 +===== Further resources =====
  
 - [Lantra](https://www.lantra.co.uk/) - training & assessment in the UK - [Lantra](https://www.lantra.co.uk/) - training & assessment in the UK
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-## Related topics+===== Related topics =====
  
 - [Tree/woodland management](wodl:woodland_management) - [Tree/woodland management](wodl:woodland_management)
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 - [Hedges](hedg:hedges) - [Hedges](hedg:hedges)
  
-## Specialist curators of this topic+===== Specialist curators of this topic =====
  
  
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