Is Hackberry Good Firewood? Heat, Splitting, and Seasoning
Hackberry is good firewood. It produces respectable heat, is generally easy to split, makes good coals, and throws relatively few sparks. It is not in … Read more
Is Honey Locust Good Firewood? Heat, Splitting, and Seasoning
Honey locust is excellent firewood. It produces high heat, burns relatively slowly, makes excellent coals, and creates little smoke or sparking when properly seasoned. At … Read more
Vintage Blitz 400 Electronic (Oleo‑Mac 240) Chainsaw Specifications
The Blitz 400 is an Italian-made 38 cc chainsaw that is a rebadged Oleo‑Mac 240 model from Reggio Emilia. In parts catalogs it is listed alongside … Read more
Tanaka ECS-650 Chainsaw Specifications
The Tanaka ECS-650 is a professional-grade 63 cc chainsaw introduced in the late 1980s by Japanese manufacturer Tanaka-Kogyo. Built with a magnesium crankcase, chrome-plated cylinder … Read more
STIHL MS 462 Chainsaw Specs (NON-M-Tronic)
The STIHL MS 462 is a lightweight, pro-grade 72.2cc chainsaw built for forestry, felling, and heavy-duty firewood work. Weighing just 6.0 kg (13.2 lb), it … Read more
Is Cedar Good Firewood? Burning Cedar Wood In A Fireplace Or Wood Stove
Cedar is fair firewood, but it is better for kindling and short fires than long-lasting heat. It lights easily, burns with a lively flame, and … Read more
1959 Vintage Clinton Chainsaw Brochure
In the late 1950s, as chainsaws transitioned from heavy two-man tools to lightweight, one-man machines, Clinton (an American engine manufacturer) launched an aggressive push into … Read more
Is Cherry Good Firewood? Heat, Smell, Splitting, and Seasoning
Cherry is good firewood. It is easy to split, produces little smoke and few sparks when dry, forms an excellent bed of coals, and has … Read more
Homelite Buz Chainsaw Specifications and Vintage Advertising
The Homelite BUZ was introduced around 1959 as a low-cost, lightweight, direct-drive one-man chainsaw. Homelite advertised it at $153.50 complete, weighing 19 pounds less bar … Read more
Mall Chainsaw Brochure from 1950: Models 624, 636, 648, 660, and 672
Featuring the Mall 624, 636, 648, 660, and 672, this 1950 brochure shows just how serious early chainsaws were. These were huge two-man machines with … Read more
