Why a Chain Is the Most Necessary Gardener’s Tool
While certainly, you need other tools, such as rakes, shovels, leaf blowers, etc., we should admit that all those tools are also necessary for flowerbeds, lawns, or vegetable gardens. Trees — that’s what makes the difference. Whether they are fruit trees or park ones that create the atmosphere: they all need pruning. How better a pine or spruce looks when properly trimmed! And what about cypresses, elms, birches, maples? All of them benefit from being in shape. Fruit trees need trimming even more. And it’s done with a saw. Or several saws, but this depends on the garden and your maintenance mode. Now, which saw is the best for gardening purposes? Let’s compare the types.
Hand Saws
If you opt for a good pole hand saw, the choice is mostly between genetic ones and special pruning saws. The former type is better because versatile: it’s suitable for woodworking or even rough works with plastic and other materials. The latter is optimized for cutting branches because of its special ergonomics and blade adjusted for wood. If you do a little bit of pruning, these are okay. Yet if you are seriously into your garden and want to give it some effort, the problem is these tools are too slow for large projects. With them (I remember my father’s garden), you may end up exhausted and with no time left for other jobs.Chainsaws
That’s for performance. A chainsaw (gas or electric) does the job much faster and requires less effort. There are affordable chainsaws now, with available replacement parts and decent service, by American and Asian manufacturers. Having one will definitely not harm you. But misusing can do. So, a chainsaw requires a bit of skill before it pays for saving your time. But, as great as it is for operating on the ground level, it’s hardly useful for cutting branches up high.