Would this be a good saw for a mixed hardwood forest?

[Bunchberry]

https://albany.craigslist.org/tls/d/bur ... 63426.html

[sumnergeo]

Bunchberry,

You'll get lots of help from the folks on this site.

This will be a little different than some of the suggestions so here are my thoughts:

First - That saw is not a good saw for you. It may be a good saw but it will need to be filed and it should have a helper handle and it should have a sheath etc.

You can accomplish a ton of cutting with a D-handle, either tuttle tooth or lance-tooth. Some folks like a crescent ground saw but a D-handle that is flat ground (stiffer) can handle just about anything you'll come across.

We use 3 1/2 ft, 4-ft and even 3-ft D handles in our trail work. A longer D-handle is fine around a farm or wood lot but too heavy to haul into the woods. With two people on a 3 1/2 saw, you can tackle logs up to 18 inches or so. As a single bucker, you can cut logs up to three feet.

We also use two-man saws; 5, 5 1/2 and 6-ft that are all vintage Simonds, Disstons and Atkins both tuttle and lance-tooth and using loop or western style handles.

I suspect someone reading your posts might have a saw that is ready to go for your trail work and could work out a deal.

[Bunchberry]

Thank you for your reply and I see now that there are better saws that would be lighter to carry.

[PATCsawyer]

I have a couple one man saws filed and ready to go.