Whats in a name

[Bolt]

33 post on a thread about sticks?

 

There is certainly some weirdness going on around here. I think I’ll stick around for a bit.

 

What it is that keeps me awake, pondering at night, is the issue of names, particularly saw names.

 

When I started, the saw of choice for climbers was an 020, pronounced “oh twenty”.

 

Short and snappy like.

 

Anyone who’s only been about a few years has no idea what you’re talking about. These days, when shouting down to (I mean conversing with) your rookie groundsman, you have to refer to it as an “em ess twohundred tee” if you wish to stand any hope of getting it tied on / refulled / replaced.

 

It doesn’t exactly roll of the tongue (what on earth were Stihl thinking of?)

 

Not long after the 020 got its name change (along with fancy filler caps that didn’t really work to start with) the lad I was working with at the time christened it a “twenty oh tee”, which was a term i kind of liked, although it did remind me a little of that Nic Kershaw song of similar name.

 

Now, putting aside the lad I worked with in Wales, who insisted on calling his saw Sasha, are there any better terms for these saws?

 

“one handed” isn’t PC (and is probably tempting fate).....

“top handled” sounds like something in the bottom of the kids toy box....

and “climbing saw” sounds a bit like a rope burn following an over eager descent....

 

so forgive me if I’m going over old ground, but has anyone any inspired saw names? (or should I just call it Andreas?).

[armchairarborist]

top ander an urri up,

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

topping saw!

[Mesterh]

"ohh twenty"

 

Always will be.

[Stephen Blair]

ickle wickle saw, or the wee-er one heed the baw:sneaky2:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

OI! Climbing saw, top up, TA! nuff said!

[Rich Rule]

ho two ho - to be said with special emphasis on the 'ho' at xmas

[THE88MAN]

33 post on a thread about sticks?

 

There is certainly some weirdness going on around here. I think I’ll stick around for a bit.

 

What it is that keeps me awake, pondering at night, is the issue of names, particularly saw names.

 

When I started, the saw of choice for climbers was an 020, pronounced “oh twenty”.

 

Short and snappy like.

 

Anyone who’s only been about a few years has no idea what you’re talking about. These days, when shouting down to (I mean conversing with) your rookie groundsman, you have to refer to it as an “em ess twohundred tee” if you wish to stand any hope of getting it tied on / refulled / replaced.

 

It doesn’t exactly roll of the tongue (what on earth were Stihl thinking of?)

 

Not long after the 020 got its name change (along with fancy filler caps that didn’t really work to start with) the lad I was working with at the time christened it a “twenty oh tee”, which was a term i kind of liked, although it did remind me a little of that Nic Kershaw song of similar name.

 

Now, putting aside the lad I worked with in Wales, who insisted on calling his saw Sasha, are there any better terms for these saws?

 

“one handed” isn’t PC (and is probably tempting fate).....

“top handled” sounds like something in the bottom of the kids toy box....

and “climbing saw” sounds a bit like a rope burn following an over eager descent....

 

so forgive me if I’m going over old ground, but has anyone any inspired saw names? (or should I just call it Andreas?).

 

u sane bolt?

[Stephen Blair]

ho two ho - to be said with special emphasis on the 'ho' at xmas

 

santas saw, i like it mate:biggrin:

[Highland Forestry]

I refer to mine as the '200