The chainsaw is, perhaps, the king of power tools. It commands respect because nothing else in your shed is so lethal - even if you only use it to trim the rhododendron. Greasy, noisy and unwieldy, a ...

Do you remember the time you attempted to give the plum tree a major prune? Of course you do because you used one of those small fold-out branch saws that took you about an hour of blood, sweat and ...

The Sun's Gardening Editor Veronica Lorraine tests out four cordless models *All recommendations within this article are informed by expert editorial opinion. If you click on a link in this story we ...

Some chainsaws are packed with high-spec features, but don't start easily and struggle to slice through hard wood. Others are basic, but start immediately and cut through even the thickest logs easily ...

While you should always call in the experts to deal with cutting down big trees or just cutting down big branches, if the branches have already fallen you should be able to safely clear them yourself.

Have you ever held an enormous, powerful chainsaw in your hands and thought: "This is great, but I wish it was so small that I could fit it in my (admittedly spacious) pocket?" Probably not. But for ...