Death of the silky..?

[Mesterh]

The 020T killed the silky years ago.

 

Why use muscle when you can use petrol power!!!!!

[Sambo]

On ‎14‎/‎01‎/‎2016 at 21:01, silky fox said:

Gareth you know!...it is indeed a warm up..Bob, the Nakanoto is pure cutting perfection...Agressive and Fast but smooth....

which Natanoko? '60 or 2000?

[Sambo]

Silky for Branches, Chainsaws for Limbs and bigger.

 

Also, does anyone else use their handsaw to finish off a chainsaw cut so they can hold it and avoid dropping the piece? So cut almost all the way then finish with silky instead of a 'three cut method'.

 

 

[Mick Dempsey]

Just now, Sambo said:

Silky for Branches, Chainsaws for Limbs and bigger.

 

Also, does anyone else use their handsaw to finish off a chainsaw cut so they can hold it and avoid dropping the piece? So cut almost all the way then finish with silky instead of a 'three cut method'.

 

 

I’ve seen lots of good climbers do just that on video.

 

Never had a silky myself mind.

[stihlmadasever]

25 minutes ago, Sambo said:

Silky for Branches, Chainsaws for Limbs and bigger.

 

Also, does anyone else use their handsaw to finish off a chainsaw cut so they can hold it and avoid dropping the piece? So cut almost all the way then finish with silky instead of a 'three cut method'.

 

 

Yeah i do that sometimes over targets, wires etc or back cut on snappy wood like alder and sycamore

[Khriss]

Fruit trees = Silky ... K

[Sambo]

29 minutes ago, Khriss said:

Fruit trees = Silky ... K

The Tsurugi's good for that sort of work!

[Sambo]

Tell you what - there's a hell of a lot of work for which a chainsaw is unnecessary!

 

Lets face it, you could buy half a dozen different models of saw and still cost a fraction of the price of a Chainsaw! Maybe I'm just too much of a kit junkie but I will say nothing beats the days pruning without the chainsaw trousers and boots or earmuffs and visor!

 

P.S. What's people's preference? Straight or Curvy?!

[Husqvarna King]

I prefer straight blades. If you are notching and back cutting it just makes sense (although generally this would be chainsaw work) I love using a silky on reductions, hate a chainsaw getting caught and the silky cuts heal quicker/better than a rough chainsaw cut (on the tree I mean ?)

[Mesterh]

3 hours ago, Sambo said:

Tell you what - there's a hell of a lot of work for which a chainsaw is unnecessary!

 

Lets face it, you could buy half a dozen different models of saw and still cost a fraction of the price of a Chainsaw! Maybe I'm just too much of a kit junkie but I will say nothing beats the days pruning without the chainsaw trousers and boots or earmuffs and visor!

 

P.S. What's people's preference? Straight or Curvy?!

TBH, never really used a handsaw apart from my early days.

 

It is either chainsaw or kick it off for the vast majority of jobs, The odd time we use a handsaw/polesaw it is a very nice alternative.