I’m a freelance home improvement writer covering tools, DIY projects, and home products for Popular Mechanics and other publications. I’m a former residential and commercial carpenter, and an ...

A full-size chainsaw is great if you are felling trees, but most people only need something small, quick, and easy for ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Whether you need to prune a few limbs or bring a tree down, you need a chainsaw when you’re taming trees.

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Mini chainsaws, sometimes called pruning chainsaws, pack comparable ripping power into a lighter, more compact package with a sub-10-inch cutting bar. They’re often battery powered, which means ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Pruning saws come in many shapes, but they all have one thing in common: They are all saws. Manual or not; gas, battery, and corded; ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. With nicer weather around the corner, many people will venture out into nature, whether that be through truck bed camping in the middle of the ...

This affordable chainsaw is "great for yard clean-up" and it's on sale for Black Friday 2025 on Amazon (Photo via Amazon).

I’ll admit that at first I thought a review of the best mini chainsaws was a bit silly. I expected the category to be full of cheap saws from pop-up Amazon brands. I expected for the products to be ...