I do a fair bit of coppicing for a farmer friend of mine; it's the pick-up's way of justifying its existence hauling the timber back home!
Got a Stihl 14" chainsaw, very good bit of kit.
Do be careful with chainsaws, they are absolutely lethal in inexperienced hands.
The least you should wear is overalls on top of a stout pair of jeans, and steel-tipped lace-up boots; NOT rigger boots or wellies as the sawdust goes in 'em and gets stuck in your socks and then gets all over the carpets.
Rigger type gloves and if you haven't got a proper vizor (the sort you see the council boys with strimmers wearing) then wear good safety glasses. NEVER use the saw above chest height or when on a ladder!
If in doubt, pay a professional to do the job for you.
Read this if you're thinking of buying or borrowing one;
tinyurl.com/3xwjvmt
Last edited by: Harleyman on Tue 25 May 10 at 00:12
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