I just got the corded version. Black & Decker. These are perfect. Much safer than my chop saw. I have quite a few orchard branch prunings, cherry and apple. Very irregular. With the Alligator, load a branch, close jawa, grab handles with both hands, trigger the 2 safety switches, one per hand, and saw. Very slick. I was concerned that the saw would not have enough power to start with jaws closed on wood. Not an issue.
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Here in orchard country we have a lot of irregular cuttings. I got a big bunch of wood, cut to about 15-18 inches, free, from an elderly friend for whom I cleared snow from her driveway. Then I got a KBQ, but have not been comfortable with cutting chunks to size. Have a chainsaw and a chopsaw, but neither was very safe, IMO. The 2 most dangerous things which I deal with are a chainsaw and a mandolin. Guns, black powder, glacier travel and ice bridges, I am ok with.
Chainsaw use has a rule, which my father instilled in about 1967. Do not use it unless someone else is around, even if they are only picking their nose. I am pleased to say that my son, 36, follows that same rule.Comment
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