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A chainsaw (or chain saw) is a portable mechanical, motorized saw. It is used in logging
Logging

Logging is the process in which certain trees are cut down for forest management and timber....
 activities such as felling
Felling

Felling is the name given to an area of eastern Gateshead, United Kingdom. Originally an independent settlement in the historic county of County Durham it became incorporated into the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in 1974....
, limbing, and bucking
Log bucking

Bucking is the process of cutting a logging and delimbing tree into logs. This can be a complicated process because logs destined for plywood, lumber, and wood pulp, each have their own price and specifications for length, diameter, and defects....
; by tree surgeons to fell trees and remove branches and foliage; to fell snags and assist in cutting firebreak
Firebreak

A firebreak is a gap in vegetation or other combustible material that acts as a barrier to slow or stop the progress of a wildfire. A firebreak may occur naturally where there is a lack of vegetation or "fuel", such as a river, lake or canyon....
s in wildland fire suppression
Wildland fire suppression

Wildfire suppression refers to the firefighting tactics used to suppress wildfire. Firefighting efforts in wildland areas requires different techniques, equipment, and training from the more familiar structure fire fighting found in populated areas....
, and to harvest firewood
Wood fuel

Wood fuel is wood used as fuel. The combustion of wood is currently the largest use of energy derived from a solid fuel biomass. Wood fuel can be used for cooking and heating, and occasionally for fueling steam engines and steam turbines that electricity generation....
. Chainsaws with specially designed bar and chain combinations have been developed as tools for use in chainsaw art
Chainsaw Carving

The art of chainsaw carving is a fast growing form of art in the United States and in the rest of the world, that combines the modern technology of the chainsaw with the ancient art of woodworking....
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A chainsaw (or chain saw) is a portable mechanical, motorized saw. It is used in logging
Logging

Logging is the process in which certain trees are cut down for forest management and timber....
 activities such as felling
Felling

Felling is the name given to an area of eastern Gateshead, United Kingdom. Originally an independent settlement in the historic county of County Durham it became incorporated into the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in 1974....
, limbing, and bucking
Log bucking

Bucking is the process of cutting a logging and delimbing tree into logs. This can be a complicated process because logs destined for plywood, lumber, and wood pulp, each have their own price and specifications for length, diameter, and defects....
; by tree surgeons to fell trees and remove branches and foliage; to fell snags and assist in cutting firebreak
Firebreak

A firebreak is a gap in vegetation or other combustible material that acts as a barrier to slow or stop the progress of a wildfire. A firebreak may occur naturally where there is a lack of vegetation or "fuel", such as a river, lake or canyon....
s in wildland fire suppression
Wildland fire suppression

Wildfire suppression refers to the firefighting tactics used to suppress wildfire. Firefighting efforts in wildland areas requires different techniques, equipment, and training from the more familiar structure fire fighting found in populated areas....
, and to harvest firewood
Wood fuel

Wood fuel is wood used as fuel. The combustion of wood is currently the largest use of energy derived from a solid fuel biomass. Wood fuel can be used for cooking and heating, and occasionally for fueling steam engines and steam turbines that electricity generation....
. Chainsaws with specially designed bar and chain combinations have been developed as tools for use in chainsaw art
Chainsaw Carving

The art of chainsaw carving is a fast growing form of art in the United States and in the rest of the world, that combines the modern technology of the chainsaw with the ancient art of woodworking....
.

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