# Tiny handheld chainsaw **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 16, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-handheld-chainsaw/991667 "2023-10-16T20:04:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-handheld-chainsaw/991667/21 "2023-10-17T12:46:03Z")
> [@Tride](#): > > Do NOT snuggle your adorable chainsaw! Seriously, with all the electric saws that are coming out, people are treating them like toys. A conventional full-size chainsaw is difficult to use with one hand, so it kind of automatically discourages a user from doing so. These mini chainsaws are designed for one-handed use, and there will be many situations where a user may be tempted to hold the workpiece with one hand while using the saw with the other hand. This is how fingers get shredded. Mini chainsaws are safe only to the extent that the user remains vigilant and safety-conscious. The chain may stop quickly when you release the trigger, but that’s only going to happen after the massive teeth on the chain have gone halfway/completely through your fingers. > [@Section\_Maker\_Jupe](#): > > I tend to agree. Chainsaws, being loud, heavy, and generally ornery, require you to pay attention. Electric just whizzing along quietly…I had a free one and never used it for some of the reasons you mentioned. > What I would like however, is an electric STARTER for my saws. > Non starting chainsaws…grrrrrr. I get worn out and havnt done the work yet. Plug-in electric chainsaws have been around for a while. I used to have one, and while the cord was a bit inconvenient, being rid of a temperamental stinky gasoline engine is a big improvement. There are also full-size battery-powered chainsaws now. I bought this one a couple of years ago: > **[Toro® 60V Max 16' Brushless Chainsaw | 51850 | 51850T](https://flexforce.toro.com/products/60v-max-brushless-chainsaw/)** > > Cut large trees with the Toro Flex-Force Power System® 60V Max 16" Brushless Chainsaw. This electric chainsaw gets 50 cuts through 6"x6" branches in 1 charge. No cord, no gas motor, automatic bar oiling system. I like it. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-handheld-chainsaw/991667/22 "2023-10-17T13:00:01Z")
I have one of those tools. Wonderful for trimming the palm tree out front. Goes through frond stalks like buttah! Mine is a cheap Chinese saw made by Saker. > **[Amazon.com: Saker Mini Chainsaw,Portable Electric Chainsaw Cordless,Small...](https://www.amazon.com/Saker-Chainsaw-Courtyard-Household-BATTERIES/dp/B0947XTHF8)** > > Buy Saker Mini Chainsaw,Portable Electric Chainsaw Cordless,Small Handheld Chain Saw Pruning Shears Chainsaw for Tree Branches,Courtyard and Garden(SAKER Mini Chainsaw + 2 Batteries): Chainsaws - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible... So far it has held up admirably. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-handheld-chainsaw/991667/23 "2023-10-17T13:44:48Z")
My neighbor has a electric tree pruning saw. The handle telescopes out. I cut a couple bad limbs in my pine tree. Stood on a three foot step stool to reach the limbs. A lot more convenient then pole trimmers that use a rope to operate to cutters. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-handheld-chainsaw/991667/24 "2023-10-17T19:43:25Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > after the massive teeth on the chain have gone halfway/completely through your fingers. That’s the image that flashed through my mind, though the teeth are small and cute in these little handheld ones. A quarter inch finger kerf instead of half an inch. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-handheld-chainsaw/991667.md?page=1)