Harvesting a log for the cabin.

@TheHorse (230310)
Walnut Creek, California
September 11, 2025 1:15am CST
I was thinking of buying an electric chain saw, but I wound up sawing the log I used for my cabin by hand. That little orange saw has been in my family for years. Oil it up and it works fine. The log I used was harvested from about 20 feet up the hill from my cabin. The hill was moist and slippery, but I was able to get this thing down the hill without any injury (to myself or the log).
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Curlann
@annierose (21601)
• Philippines
19h
That’s impressive! Doing it by hand is definitely tougher, but it must have felt rewarding to use a tool that’s been in your family for years. Glad you managed to bring the log down safely. Sounds like quite an adventure!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (230310)
• Walnut Creek, California
2h
@annierose Yep. It was some serious work. I won't even tell you how old I am.
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Curlann
@annierose (21601)
• Philippines
2h
@TheHorse Haha, now I’m curious! If you could do that much hard work for three days straight, then age is clearly just a number for you.
BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50336)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
16h
So, what are you using the log for?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (230310)
• Walnut Creek, California
15h
To replace the part of a log in my cabin that had rotted out.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50336)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
5h
@TheHorse Did you measure once and cut twice?
Anna
@LadyDuck (483265)
• Italy
21h
You should buying an electric chain saw, I wanted one but my husband always refused to buy me one.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (230310)
• Walnut Creek, California
14h
Why?
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Anna
@LadyDuck (483265)
• Italy
14h
@TheHorse - My husband seems to believe I still am a 5 year old girl who will hurt herself. Now I have no more need of a chain saw, no more trees to prune.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (159288)
• United States
19h
I like my electric chain saw. It took care of smaller jobs without a problem at our last house. Now, I'm not steady enough to use it anymore. I've been cutting the walnut saplings with a crosscut saw or shears. I just can't do very many of them before I'm pooped. I'm glad you didn't let the log get hurt on the way down the hill. (I'm REALLY glad you didn't get hurt during the building project, too. )
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DE
@DaddyEvil (159288)
• United States
14h
@TheHorse I'm sorry you got hurt and hope your knee is feeling much better now. I've done that before working with something heavy... Just a little turn and you twist something and are sore for several days afterwards.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (230310)
• Walnut Creek, California
14h
Actually, I DID tweak my bad knee at the very end of my project. Ironically, it was not doing some "macho man" thing. It was turning a bit to put in some cement.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362589)
• Rockingham, Australia
16h
Working on a slope, especially if it's wet is fraught with danger. That's a handy saw to have.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (230310)
• Walnut Creek, California
14h
Yeah.I did some sipping and sliding.Ironically, that is NOT what tweaked my bad knee.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362589)
• Rockingham, Australia
3h
@TheHorse So you've damaged your knee again?
LindaOH
@LindaOHio (200392)
• United States
20h
I'm glad you completed the task without injury!!!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (230310)
• Walnut Creek, California
14h
I tweaked my bad knee at the very end of the project. But I "got 'er done."
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (200392)
• United States
Just now
@TheHorse I hope your knee feels better now.
snowy
@snowy22315 (195837)
• United States
15h
Good workout using the saw too I am sure.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (179552)
• Boise, Idaho
8h
Sounds like you had some luck and all went well.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (230310)
• Walnut Creek, California
2h
Except for blowing out my left knee. But it happened at the very end of the project.
Judy Story
@jstory07 (145764)
• Roseburg, Oregon
22h
If you are going to cut up more logs you might want to get an electric saw.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (230310)
• Walnut Creek, California
14h
My time will come. But I actually enjoy the act of sawing.It is beautiful and relaxing up there.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (122182)
• Marion, Ohio
16h
Those are very useful saws
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The Horse
@TheHorse (230310)
• Walnut Creek, California
14h
Yeppers.
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LooeyVille
@LooeyVille (61)
• United States
17h
That old fashioned saw brings back memories of my dad
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The Horse
@TheHorse (230310)
• Walnut Creek, California
14h
I think that thing may predate me!
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