Chimney annual clean

Cleaned the chimney and wood burner. Joints inspected. Main door seal will need replacing next year.



Just lit the fire...

Small chainsaw

You get what you pay for with this at €69.99 at Bricomarché. It starts, runs and cuts just fine. It seems to throw out too much oil when run, rather than cutting, but that is adjustable.
It's a generic item sold everywhere. Spares seems expensive to the point that it's probably not worth repairing for a failed part.
The blurb from Bricomarché says you must run it using their own brand of pre-mix, whilst the actual instructions don't. And it comes with a mixing bottle. Go figure.
The chain is tricky to get on, as you the brake is on the outside, rather than in the casing. The fuel openings are small and don't work with my automatic fuel can. But you do get a shoulder strap, mixer bottle and file, which is more than you get with Stihl at €370.