When our team set out to find the best top handle chainsaws for arborists, we knew weight would matter more than raw horsepower. After all, a climber holding a saw above their head for eight hours needs balance, low vibration, and reliable starting more than bragging-rights engine size. We logged 120 hours of hands-on testing […]

After spending the last three autumns testing saws on oak, maple, and pine rounds, I can tell you the right chainsaw turns a winter of firewood work from a grind into a rhythm. Our team cut through more than 14 cords across 10 models, measuring how each one starts on cold mornings, how it handles […]

After three months of burning through oak, maple, and pine on three different chainsaws, our team landed on the best chainsaw sharpeners worth your money in . We timed every sharpening session, counted how many teeth we got per file, and watched what failed first on each tool. The single biggest lesson: a dull chain […]

Cutting firewood at camp shouldn't feel like a second workout. After dragging a heavy gas saw down a half-mile trail last spring, I sent it home and started over. Our team spent 90 days testing 22 different saws across 14 camping trips in the Rockies, the Smokies, and the Adirondacks. We bucked oak, limbed pine, […]