Electric log saw buying guide
Updated: 22 October 2026
You searched for an electric log saw on amazon.co.uk and the first results are cordless mini chain saws, pole saws and one corded Hyundai, not the steel cradle with a circular blade that UK trade guides call a log saw. The [electric log saw comparison](/hub/forestry-tools/electric-log-saw) holds the product table for the ten listings. This buying guide is the decision tree only: no winner and no ranking. Peter F. used those listing fields and public UK sources, and did not lab-test the saws. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
You searched for an electric log saw on amazon.co.uk and the first results are cordless mini chain saws, pole saws and one corded Hyundai, not the steel cradle with a circular blade that UK trade guides call a log saw.
You searched for an electric log saw on amazon.co.uk and the first results are cordless mini chain saws, pole saws and one corded Hyundai, not the steel cradle with a circular blade that UK trade guides call a log saw. The electric log saw comparison holds the product table for the ten listings. This buying guide is the decision tree only: no winner and no ranking. Peter F. used those listing fields and public UK sources, and did not lab-test the saws. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
Our top picks
| Badge | Product | Saw type | Bar | Power | Note | Price | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall |  Seesii Seesii 8 inch cordless mini chainsaw | Cordless mini | 8 inch | 21 V battery | 9.0 | about £69.98 | View offer |
| Best value |  Supstable Supstable 6 inch cordless mini chainsaw | Cordless mini | 6 inch | UK-plug battery | 8.8 | about £39.98 | View offer |
 Hyundai Hyundai HYC1600E corded chainsaw | Corded chainsaw | 14 inch title | 230 V corded | 8.4 | about £59.50 | View offer |
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What an electric log saw means in the UK
In British garden retail, an electric log saw usually means a mains circular saw in a cradle with a length stop, so you repeat the same firewood length. Screwfix’s tree-cutting guide treats that frame-and-blade layout as distinct from a chainsaw. Cradle machines often sit around two kilowatts on 230 V. A B&Q Scheppach example was about £329 with a 405 mm blade, outside this amazon.co.uk set.
The search itself is short-bar cordless chain saws at roughly £34–£70, two pole saws, and the Hyundai HYC1600E at £59.50. Each is a bar and chain you take to the wood. A pole saw is for height, and it is the wrong tool for a pile on the ground. If you wanted the cradle for identical stove lengths, none of the ten rows is that product.
Bar length and the wood you actually cut
Retailer guides give a rule of thumb, not a lab score. Toolstation’s bar bands suggest roughly 25–30 cm for pruning and 30–40 cm for firewood. Stiga’s UK advice is to pick a bar a few centimetres longer than the diameter, with 12–14 inch bars when firewood is the job.
Buyers here are most confident on green branches around three to five inches. A claim of a six-inch log in about eight seconds is advertising. The 6 inch minis, including Angseen, Supstable and SINPY, fit pruning. The 8 inch Seesii steps up for thicker brash and is still not a 14 inch pass. The Hyundai title bar is 14 inches (35 cm), the only row that plausibly reaches typical stove rounds if the wood is supported and the model is HYC1600E. Stove lengths are on the electric saw for firewood page.
Corded, cordless, or a pole
Corded chain saws trade a lead for uninterrupted power. You need an outdoor socket, the cable behind you, an RCD, and dry weather. Electrical Safety First is explicit on rain and on both hands on the tool. The Hyundai is the only corded option, with a 3 m cable in the title. Bullets in the same file disagree on wattage and bar length, so read HYC1600E before the loudest line.
Cordless minis suit scattered brash. Listings state 30–50 minutes. Reviewers both finish a session on one pack and report cut-outs a fresh battery did not fix. Which? reported about twelve minutes of cutting on the cordless saws they tested.
A pole saw wins on reach, not on diameter at ground level. The Seesii pole’s star line copies handheld review text, so 9,284 is not a count of pole owners. Supstable states a UK-plug charger. Petrol versus these electrics is on the electric log saw vs chainsaw page.
What to verify on the listing
Oil and tension derail more first sessions than wattage. These listings ship an empty bottle, or reviewers say oil was missing. Bar oil is not engine oil. HSE’s INDG317 treats chain lubrication as basic. Buy bar oil before the first cut, and tension a new chain again after it warms.
Supstable’s bullets say three chains and a components line says two. A spare chain is not a sharp chain after dirty timber. Minis typically have a lock-out and trigger, not the chain brake the live Hyundai page cites for HYC1600E. A CE bullet is not the UK declaration of conformity, and packed gloves rarely cite BS EN 381-7. Match HYC1600E to 1600 W and a 14 inch title bar. Treat 2400 W and 16 inch bullets as mismatched unless the box agrees.
Common questions
Is an electric log saw the same as an electric chainsaw?
Often on amazon.co.uk it is not. Trade language reserves log saw for the cradle circular saw, with the wood supported and a length stop. The listings in this set are chain saws or pole saws. Same electricity, different geometry. A short bar you carry to the wood is not a blade the log feeds through.
What bar length cuts firewood?
Retailer guides point at roughly 30–40 cm for firewood, and at a bar a few centimetres longer than the round. A 6 inch mini cannot take a full-diameter stove log in one pass. The Hyundai title bar is 14 inches, about 35 cm, if the model is HYC1600E rather than the conflicting bullets.
Will a 6 inch cordless saw cut logs?
Reviewers use them on small logs around four inches and on branches. That is not a winter of hardwood rounds. Watt figures of 700–900 W are motor marketing, not a certified log diameter. A six-inch log in eight seconds is an advert, not a guarantee on oak.
Corded or cordless if I have an outdoor socket?
Corded avoids battery fade beside the house if you manage the cable, use an RCD and stay dry. Cordless wins for light pruning away from the socket if you accept oil, tension checks and a second pack. Which?’s tested cordless average was about twelve minutes, shorter than the 30–50 minute claims.
Do I need a second battery?
Yes if the job may exceed one stated 30–40 minute runtime. Choose a twin-battery kit rather than the single-pack Angseen at £35.14. Which?’s tested average was much shorter than the listing claims, so treat runtime as disputed until you try your own wood.
What should I check before I trust the Hyundai bullets?
Match model HYC1600E to the title’s 1600 W, 230 V, 14 inch bar and 3 m cable. Treat 2400 W and 16 inch bullets in the same file as mismatched unless the live page and the box agree. Those louder bullets match a different Hyundai listing.
Related pages
Sources
Public UK sources used for this comparison, plus the amazon.co.uk listings on this page. Retrieved October 2026.
- Electrical Safety First: chainsaws (retrieved October 2026)
- HSE: chainsaw PPE (retrieved October 2026)
- HSE: PUWER training and competence (retrieved October 2026)
- GOV.UK OPSS: chainsaw safety news (retrieved October 2026)
- Forestry Act 1967 section 9 (retrieved October 2026)
- GOV.UK: tree felling, getting permission (retrieved October 2026)
- BSI: BS EN 62841-4-1:2020 electric chain saws (retrieved October 2026)
- IEC: electric chain saw standard, pole pruners excluded (retrieved October 2026)
- Screwfix: tree-cutting tools guide (retrieved October 2026)