Lotsa trolls draggin' their sorry selves out of the woodwork today, eh?! I thought maybe we had us a bow bar aficionado with an oldie but goodie gear-drive. I guess my bad....
I got a bow say or two, a couple of little ones that stay with the camping stuff, and one mean mother with a resharpenable blade, says "Sverige" on the bow. Actually just a big hunk of pipe that holds a 5 foot strip of "M" tooth ribbon saw. Takes two guys to use, and it cuts pretty fast. No, it aint for sale...My great grandad's.
I'll stay with the chainsaw, thanks. I'm pretty big guy, but I'd need to be a lot bigger to get my work done with it. My Great-grandad and My Grandpa cut firewood in the winters to sell, with it. One widely chosen specie was Tamarac from the bogs...misery whip cut 'em off, side of double-bit axe busted all the little branches off, and bow say cut 'em to 8'. Wood was sold in 8 foot lengths...townies wouldn't pay extra for stove length firewood in them days.
Two men could get two sled-loads out of the bog with horses every day. Easy $6 a day for family with two teams. TRy it now, and you'd have the "wetland cops" on you like stink on Shmidt.