anybody else use a two-man saw?

I'm getting so sick of nursing my Poulan-Pro along that I'm thinking it's time to go back to the two-man saw. I'm thinking of actually getting a second two-man saw.

Does anyone have experience with them? The one I have is a German-made plain-tooth design with a very simple (also inadequate) handle design.

Just curious if anyone has recommendations for tooth designs, brands, and handles. My first time around I got the cheapest two-man saw I could, now I'm willing to spend a bit more.

I have:

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u124/EatenByLimestone/P4010027.jpg

and

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u124/EatenByLimestone/P4010026.jpg

But I haven't used them in a serious way. Both were $16 I think. I'd go with an antique. They were made to work wouldn't have have been made them if the tooth pattern didn't work.

Matt

I'd buy 'em up at $16 whatever the tooth-pattern/condition.

The tooth patterns were designed for either soft-wood, hardwood, or combination.

Just like a chainsaw - if you sharpen the teeth you'd be surprised at how much better they work. But that's another dilemna - guys who can sharpen those things are few and far between.

See if your local college has a woodsmans club. I'm thinking of bring the two saws there so they can teach me.

Matt

$16! God, I'd buy them all day long at that price. I just love the old hand made tools. They just work.

Sharpening them shouldn't be that hard, but setting the teeth... that could be tough without the proper tool.

If you want to get your crosscut saws in top working order, check out this link.

http://www.crosscutsaw.com/5.html


Once you're there there's lots of other cool old-timey loggin' stuff.