I picked up a 500i in 2020. I still like to run the 361 a bit. It is narrower and a bit lighter. I don’t think my 361 knew that it was only 59 cc....
My first real saw was a 361 that I bought new in about 2006. It has been a faithful workhorse since then. I really like a 24” on mine. In 18 years...
One of my favorite scores was a Collins double bit cruiser on a nice old handle. I got it at an estate auction. It is a sweet little axe with...
I think that a lot of it depends on how you burn it. I have never had anything close to a plugged chimney myself either. The guys that I know have...
Did you find it interesting that almost every saw that they gave you a good look at was a Husqvarna with a Stihl lightweight bar on it? They never...
I have been watching this show over the holiday breaks and on the weekend. I have enjoyed it a lot. We don’t do cable, but so far I have streamed...
I would have done the same thing. I try to save the stamps as much as possible, but at the end of the day, I want a tool that I or someone else...
I am not sure what type of fir you have over there. I burn a lot of Douglas fir and I prefer at least 2 years from green to woodstove. Some guys...
It can be a really satisfying hobby. I just got a new handle delivered from Whisky River Trading. It is a 32” from their heritage line. I am...
I dug up a couple of pictures of axes that I worked on a few years ago. The zenith was found in the pump house at my grandparents cabin. I put a...
Here they are more or less ready to go to work. As is often the case, I just jammed the project into my already cluttered workspace to get it...
Here is a Collins cruiser that I cleaned up along with a True Trmper flint edge Pulaski. I bought them at an auction. The Pulaski went with me for...
I just read through this whole thread and figured that I should keep it alive. I enjoy rehabbing old axes and I do some sharpening and rehafting...
My neighbor allowed me to take the dead Doug fir that was leaning over his camper today. I rigged it with a block in the tree and a block on the...
Not necessarily. Some were made to be reversible. I think they are called reversible or peelers. I just hung one and there was no taper to the...
I put a straight shot muffler and an Egan air filter on my 500i last fall. It is much louder. I think it improved the power a bit. The saw never...
That is why I keep them in the mirror. There is a lot more bar in the stack than powerhead out. With them dogged in, a lot of wood would have to...
Yesterday was a beautiful day in the woods. The scrounging was a little slim, but the dog and I managed to rescue a larch log that somebody had go...
In hindsight, I would buy these 2 saws again in a heartbeat. The 361 has been a faithful workhorse for 17 years and the 500i is just so fun to...
My dad who used to avidly read Scientific American and Sky and Telescope magazines kept a shade 15 lens in a drawer for viewing eclipses and other...
