Two very different worlds there. Machines will get it done faster, but you lose a lot in the experience. That being said, the new battery saws are actually bordering on usable for small scale forestry work ( < 380mm) and they're a step closer back to how it used to be done. Just you, the birds, the sound of fibres severing, tearing and being pulled apart. But for anything larger, give me my chainsaw. One thing I don't do though is petrol station fuel. Aspen / Motomix all the way for my saws. Smells better, doesn't give you headaches and it will give you more life from your saws.
However, twos tool that gets used EVERYDAY - my axe and my knife. If push came to shove I could do it all (slowly) with those two tools - πολύ καλά
I was looking forward to your input on this post, because I'm well aware of my position in the food-chain: I'm the spoilt bastard who wrinkles his nose at some kiln-dried plank because it's not 'clean enough for my use'.
I have no strong opinions about how modern forestry should be done; I know nothing about it. But I am interested in the subject because it is within the realm of possibilities that I might end up owning a small plot of woodland and a small farmhouse. I'm interested in how I could cut, saw and dry small amounts of timber with an eye to furniture use.
There is nothing I would love more than owning a small, varied plot of woodland. With a well-built house, a library and a cat or two ...
Two very different worlds there. Machines will get it done faster, but you lose a lot in the experience. That being said, the new battery saws are actually bordering on usable for small scale forestry work ( < 380mm) and they're a step closer back to how it used to be done. Just you, the birds, the sound of fibres severing, tearing and being pulled apart. But for anything larger, give me my chainsaw. One thing I don't do though is petrol station fuel. Aspen / Motomix all the way for my saws. Smells better, doesn't give you headaches and it will give you more life from your saws.
However, twos tool that gets used EVERYDAY - my axe and my knife. If push came to shove I could do it all (slowly) with those two tools - πολύ καλά
I was looking forward to your input on this post, because I'm well aware of my position in the food-chain: I'm the spoilt bastard who wrinkles his nose at some kiln-dried plank because it's not 'clean enough for my use'.
I have no strong opinions about how modern forestry should be done; I know nothing about it. But I am interested in the subject because it is within the realm of possibilities that I might end up owning a small plot of woodland and a small farmhouse. I'm interested in how I could cut, saw and dry small amounts of timber with an eye to furniture use.
There is nothing I would love more than owning a small, varied plot of woodland. With a well-built house, a library and a cat or two ...