What moose said. I've always liked the double-bit because to me it has an
easier, more repeatable swing.
On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 2:50 PM, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 3/2/2014 1:30 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> > What's the advantage of a double-bit? Is it just more continuous time
> > chopping before a sharpening break?
>
> Single bit, with that heavy weight on the back, balances and moves
> differently. Double bit, although a little lighter,
> and thus doing less work from sheer weight, seems more like a subtle,
> flexible, responsive tool, if those adjectives
> apply to such an instrument.
>
> Also more delicate, at least in my case. Cutting some hard, twisty,
> partially dry eucalyptus, I managed to break a chip
> out of one bit of the one I had. I don't do that kind of labor anymore,
> not so much because I couldn't, but because I
> choose not to.
>
> Nowadays, I have two chain saws, both electric. I've never seen the point
> of a gas saw for a modest size lot. One is
> conventional and one on a long pole. The motor hangs behind the grip and
> cutting power goes up the long, hollow pole via
> a flexible, square shaft. A little awkward, but handled carefully and
> patiently does wonders without a ladder.
> Especially useful for those branches too big for a pole pruner on big
> shrubs/small trees not stiff/sturdy enough for
> leaning a ladder.
>
> Cutter Moose
>
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