Editor’s Note – Dec. 11, 2025: We updated this article extensively last month after testing a headful of new saws, including the Ryobi 14-Inch 2 Cycle Gas Chainsaw, the Stihl MSA 80 C-B, and the Stihl ...

More than 50 gas and electric models appear in our current ratings. Here are the top performers, which balance speed with easy handling and safety. In one part of Consumer Reports' chainsaw testing, ...

I heat my home with firewood, so a chainsaw is an essential power tool for me. But the reality is that the qualities that make them great at efficiently ripping through timber also make them hazardous ...

Most of the time a cheap, Chinese-made tool that has a lot of internet hype around it is not going to be worth your money. But every now and then there are products that out perform their bargain ...