Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts
Posted - Aug 08 2008 : 2:01:35 PM
I just bought a hack saw at Ace for $7. I know I know- you get what you pay for- but I love it!
No farmgirl should be without a sharp hacksaw! I just spent a few minutes in my garden trimming a tree that sends out little runnerlets from everywhere on the trunk and especially the base. The result is beautiful if non functional. I can't get under my tree to enjoy it's shade.
So while leaving the upper branches (above about 6 feet) alone, I have been hacking off limblets below 6 feet so we can get a swing underneath and enjoy the shade- also it is opening up a lot more lawn space than I originally thought was available! Wow!
And you know what? It was EASY! The hack saw went through the wood so fast! I couldn't believe it!
Now, I am not the buffest farmgirl out there. In fact I think I have let other people do stuff for me for so long that I have lost a lot of my strength. But this was easy for even me! Hurrah!
I have a lopper and used it a lot when we had lilac bushes that were in bad need of a trim. A hacksaw would be better on the bigger limbs I would think. I used one of those too I'm sure. It was awhile ago and there were a lot of limbs! lol
Glad you got your tree under control and can enjoy the extra shade :)
Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts
Posted - Aug 08 2008 : 5:29:02 PM
I used a lopper for the small ones, but I had some branches that were almost 2.5 inches thick that had to go. Yes, the hack saw does have thin blades, but I don't think they will break too easily if used correctly.
The tree is almost tamed, but Nora woke up and trees + loppers + hacksaws + Toddler= Disaster.
I am having so much fun! Good thing there isn't a whole lot to cut around here or I might go hacksaw crazy!!
I don't have a hacksaw, but I love my bowsaw and loppers for working around the yard. I cut up all the fallen branches (sometimes limbs) to burn in our firepit. And when I want a trellis, I go around the neighborhood and see if there are any freshly trimmed tree parts out on the curbs.
I love my Hack Saw!
Posted - Aug 08 2008 : 2:01:35 PM
