A hand-held cutting device, wherein the hand-held cutting device is a polesaw, the hand-held cutting device comprising: a working assembly comprising an electric motor, the working assembly being positionable in a first orientation or a second orientation; a power assembly comprising an electric power source; an elongated member extending between the working assembly and the power assembly; a control assembly for selectively providing power from the power assembly to the working assembly via the electric motor; and an orientation adjustment assembly disposed at a portion of the elongated member, characterized in that the orientation adjustment assembly comprises a locked state in which the working assembly is fixed in the first orientation or the second orientation, and an unlocked state in which the working assembly is rotatable about a longitudinal axis defined by the elongated member between the first orientation and the second orientation, wherein the working assembly comprises a guide bar with a cutting chain disposed thereon, the cutting chain being operably coupled to the electric motor, wherein, in the first orientation, the guide bar is longitudinally extended with respect to the elongated member and lies in a plane parallel to a reference plane that is perpendicular to the ground, and wherein, in the second orientation, the guide bar is longitudinally extended with respect to the elongated member and lies in a plane parallel to the ground. a working assembly comprising an electric motor, the working assembly being positionable in a first orientation or a second orientation; a power assembly comprising an electric power source; an elongated member extending between the working assembly and the power assembly; a control assembly for selectively providing power from the power assembly to the working assembly via the electric motor; and an orientation adjustment assembly disposed at a portion of the elongated member, an elongated member extending between the working assembly and the power assembly; a control assembly for selectively providing power from the power assembly to the working assembly via the electric motor; and an orientation adjustment assembly disposed at a portion of the elongated member, characterized in that the orientation adjustment assembly comprises a locked state in which the working assembly is fixed in the first orientation or the second orientation, and an unlocked state in which the working assembly is rotatable about a longitudinal axis defined by the elongated member between the first orientation and the second orientation, wherein the working assembly comprises a guide bar with a cutting chain disposed thereon, the cutting chain being operably coupled to the electric motor, wherein, in the first orientation, the guide bar is longitudinally extended with respect to the elongated member and lies in a plane parallel to a reference plane that is perpendicular to the ground, and wherein, in the second orientation, the guide bar is longitudinally extended with respect to the elongated member and lies in a plane parallel to the ground. the orientation adjustment assembly comprises a locked state in which the working assembly is fixed in the first orientation or the second orientation, and an unlocked state in which the working assembly is rotatable about a longitudinal axis defined by the elongated member between the first orientation and the second orientation, wherein the working assembly comprises a guide bar with a cutting chain disposed thereon, the cutting chain being operably coupled to the electric motor, wherein, in the first orientation, the guide bar is longitudinally extended with respect to the elongated member and lies in a plane parallel to a reference plane that is perpendicular to the ground, and wherein, in the second orientation, the guide bar is longitudinally extended with respect to the elongated member and lies in a plane parallel to the ground.