Its blade shimmies like an electric carving knife but cuts only vertically. Its directions say that if you need to cut down a tree, get an ax. David Risner, a tool maker in Kernersville, N.C., has amassed about 20 chain saws. He collects only the old two-man kind, which stretch as long as 12 feet. I like to take them to antique farm equipment shows.
Gawkers abound, but buyers are few.
He says his chain saws may be worth little more than what he paid for them. Ouellette tried without success to sell his collection to some museums.