Post #134584 by Aaron's Akua on Sat, Jan 8, 2005 3:45 PM

I'm ready to buy my first chainsaw, and doing a little research. There's just too many options for me, so I thought I'd ask for some TC advice on selecting chainsaws. I've figured out a few things at least:

1. Needs to be electric.
2. With a "carving tip" bar.
3. 1/4" link chain.

Here's my questions:

1. What is the best bar length for carving?
2. What's the best tip? Quarter tip, dime tip, etc...
3. Any favorite Manufacturers? I heard Makita made a great electric chainsaw that will work with 1/4" chain.

I'm sure there's lots of queations that I just don't know enough to ask on this, so any general advice on chainsaw selection would be great.

Mahalo!

Aaron