Axe and Saw

Here is a demonstration of the power of the saw. 

Trying to reduce the height of a stump with an axe proves to be a futile task. You split the wood into smaller and smaller sections but then you have to chop from the side to sever them from the stump. That is almost impossible at ground level.

It is no easy task to saw through a stump at ground level either, but it can just be done. This shows what a powerful tool the saw is.

It was ever thus. The saw is also very difficult to make and would have been a prized possession in the past. It is recorded that there were only thirteen saws in Britain at the time of the Domesday Book. 

A mere thirteen saws.


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