Recommendations for chainsaw, budget around £200

[Pale Rider]

Wow, that is a beast!

Is that a Disston?

I think they are/were a well-regarded hand saw maker.

 

[Pale Rider]

A quick google suggests Disston was a high quality American maker and their hand tools are now collectable.

I recall one benefit of a Disston saw was the blade was tapered slightly from top to bottom.

The cut was therefore slightly wider than the rest of the blade, making the saw less likely to snag when making deeper cuts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disston_Saw_Works

 

[Profpointy]

A quick google suggests Disston was a high quality American maker and their hand tools are now collectable.

I recall one benefit of a Disston saw was the blade was tapered slightly from top to bottom.

The cut was therefore slightly wider than the rest of the blade, making the saw less likely to snag when making deeper cuts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disston_Saw_Works

For what it's worth, any good handsaw should have a tapered grind as you describe.

 

[Heltor Chasca]

A decent bowsaw with an end to end stroke and efficient cadence will get through wood pretty smartish too.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Mod note:

We seem to have wandered from the topic somewhat over the last few pages. If it could be steered back in the direction of chainsaw recommendations for the OP that would be great.