The hand saw is used as a tool for dividing
an object by sawing it. Characteristic for the hand saw used in forestry are
the bar handles at each side of the saw blade. As an alternative to the axe the
hand saw is operated by two people, each standing at a handle. By alternately
pulling the hand saw a kerf is formed in the complete tree which leads to the
felling of the tree at a certain point (buffer 10 to 11).
Since only human force is needed to saw
with the hand saw, it is assigned to the manual work.
Other harvesting tools, the use of which is
assigned to manual work, are the axe, the machete, and the bush knife.
