anybody else use a two-man saw?

[Black Jaque Janaviac]

I'm getting so sick of nursing my Poulan-Pro along that I'm thinking it's time to go back to the two-man saw. I'm thinking of actually getting a second two-man saw.

Does anyone have experience with them? The one I have is a German-made plain-tooth design with a very simple (also inadequate) handle design.

Just curious if anyone has recommendations for tooth designs, brands, and handles. My first time around I got the cheapest two-man saw I could, now I'm willing to spend a bit more.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

I have:

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u124/EatenByLimestone/P4010027.jpg

and

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u124/EatenByLimestone/P4010026.jpg

But I haven't used them in a serious way. Both were $16 I think. I'd go with an antique. They were made to work wouldn't have have been made them if the tooth pattern didn't work.

Matt

 

[Black Jaque Janaviac]

I'd buy 'em up at $16 whatever the tooth-pattern/condition.

The tooth patterns were designed for either soft-wood, hardwood, or combination.

Just like a chainsaw - if you sharpen the teeth you'd be surprised at how much better they work. But that's another dilemna - guys who can sharpen those things are few and far between.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

See if your local college has a woodsmans club. I'm thinking of bring the two saws there so they can teach me.

Matt

 

[Battenkiller]

$16! God, I'd buy them all day long at that price. I just love the old hand made tools. They just work.

Sharpening them shouldn't be that hard, but setting the teeth... that could be tough without the proper tool.

 

[Black Jaque Janaviac]

If you want to get your crosscut saws in top working order, check out this link.

(broken link removed to http://www.crosscutsaw.com/5.html)


Once you're there there's lots of other cool old-timey loggin' stuff.