I have to admit
that I like browsing in DIY shops sometimes - especially if they have a garden centre attached. I have a thing about power tools - at the moment I'm enjoying a fruitful affair with a reciprocating saw - the two apple trees in the garden aren't happy about this though.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 10:15, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Only shops I browse in
Are CD/DVD/Bookshops and Junk Shops.
( Cawl, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 10:18, Reply)

what do you recommend for sawing up old bits of pine furniture?
I'm all for using my normal handsaw but Catface says it makes his arm hurt.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 11:10, Reply)

Just tell him to MTFU,
And hit him harder.
( Cawl, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 11:16, Reply)

If you're not fussy about neat cuts
then use a bushman saw. It'll make short work of most softwood. It's also handy for hacking branches off trees.

Otherwise, a decent sharp general woodworking saw should do.

And give Catface a bit of a workout to build him up.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 11:20, Reply)

Definitely a reciprocating saw if you can lay your hands on one
they are ACE!
Like a hot knife through butter when I took out some large branches of both the apple trees and a pine tree.

Otherwise consider an axe - it's not any better but the feeling of being on the edge and being prepared is rather good.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 12:48, Reply)