I will kick it of perhaps?
Hi, I'm Bob.
I live down at the bottom of a strip of volcanos in the deep South Pacific- next stop Antarctica. I am in my 50's, been there and done that in life, some I am proud of- some I am not.
I have fads, done the trout fly fishing rod and reel thing, still doing the land Rover thing and although chainsaws have always been part of my life- way back in the 1980's and 90's they were a very important part of life- it is only in the past decade or so I have started gathering and repairing what I might call nostalgic saws.
Over here in New Zealand, the population is small, but per head of population, saw ownership is high, so there are plenty of old saws to go around. I had to sell my original Jonsered 2094 to raise the deposit for a house back in the day and have within the past year just found a replacement- that was a very satisfying day. The rest of my personal "collection" are of models that were of notoriety to me or others I knew as I grew older, although I am yet to build a good 064.
Love the late 1900's era Jonsereds- even the horrid wee Partner clone 2137's, but the 2159 holds a special place for me. Much more of a 2 series Husqvarna fan than a 3 series one. Like the early MS mid to large Stihls until you hit the ones starting with a 6, then I take a step back to the previous models that started without an MS, without flippy caps and a 0 before the 6's.
Have always tinkered with saw repair, it is a Kiwi tradition to not pay others to fix stuff for you. Have learned by mistakes made- and believe me I made most of them along the way, with some of them being costly learning experiences! I fix saws for myself and for others, capable of ground up rebuilds- as long as it is not too modern. I hand round file chain- don't own a grinder, never seen the need. I also sharpen chains for other people- but try not to say yes to that too often!
We are not big on saw porting and improvement over here- you need a higher performing saw- you go find or buy a bigger saw!
Been married- less said about that the better. Not sure who will end up with a heap of old saws when I go- buried my only Son 5 years back when he was 23.
Currently partnered with a beautiful lady from Northern Ireland- my saving grace and love of my life- right up there with the 2094!
I manage a 600 acre farm, operate a tree trimmer/hedgerow cutter based on a John Deere 7510 and keep bees. Mainly a firewood hack now, although still climb the odd tree for takedowns, not surgery and beautification and fall the odd big tree others will walk away from, or for people not confident to do it, or don't have the gear to do it safely.
Cut mainly softwoods, large growth- Pinus Radiata, Ponderosa etc- Cypress species, Spruces- but we also have a lot of introduced species of Eucalyptus that can get very hard and very big!
There is probably a lot more to me- but that is a rough introduction.