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. <EOS>