Im helping out a friend by trimming 6 foot off his conifer hedge, last time i did this i used a band saw but found it to be slow and laborious, can anyone reccomend an easier way of doing this, thanks
Conifers
Sep 24, 2007
5 Replies
A band saw? How in holy hell did you use a band saw to trim a hedge? Both are, uhm, unwieldy, not to mention heavy....
Try a hedge trimmer next time.
C
To trim off 6 feet? I guess maybe if the branches are small enough.
But generally I've trimmed hedges with a hand saw, and it indeed is slow and laborious.
I don't know if something like this:
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be easier.
Also,
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says "Evergreen hedges such as juniper and cypress should never be trimmed below the foliage or they won't grow back. Clip only a few inches from the previous year's growth." I think there might be a happy medium between "a few inches" and "below the foliage" but anyway, I thought I should pass along this advice.
Consider replying with correction. A band saw is mounted in a platform. It is not mobile in any fashion. Consider rough cut with a chainsaw if needed. Dave
this:
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and/or
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> would be easier.
Thanks for the advice
Yeah, i meant a bow saw, haha, cheers for the advice
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