On 21/02/2012 18:03, Janet Tweedy wrote:

Can anyone recommend a small chainsaw for light work. Not to cut tree
trunks but heavier branches that are pruned and so on so i can use them
for the fire/ Sawing manually on a saw horse is definitely tiring if not
exhausting!!

An electric chainsaw would be the better bet for what you want.
Although, as others have said, chainsaws are hazardous tools at best and
require a fair bit of maintenance - but less so with an electric one. I
use both types quite a lot, and I can tell you that using any type of
chainsaw for a spell is fairly tiring too. So, unless you have a large
amount of logs to saw, a good (and sharp) bow saw has many advantages.