Green Mountain hand powered chainsaw: good for the environment and your muscles!
This hand powered chainsaw from Green Mountain Products really is for the hard core green gardener! Obviously you wouldn't take on a huge project with it, but for small jobs in the garden it really is perfect. It uses no fossil fuel, no electricity, just good old elbow grease. It's basically a couple of bits of sturdy rope with a carbon chainsaw 'blade' in the middle, and a little weight bag on one side which allows you to throw the rope over a branch so you can start cutting it. The main problem with the system seems to be that you have to stand under the branch you're trying to cut down, which is not the most sensible place to be! If you do get the hang of it I'm sure it's a very satisfying feeling, and certainly much quieter than traditional chainsaws!
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[via Treehugger]
