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Originally Posted by flatbutt

Most of the cuts are with a DeWalt circular saw. The big cuts on the 6x6 landscaping ties are done with a chain saw.

You would think that a circular saw would be easy to cut a straight line with, but that has not been my experience. I can get a mostly straight line with a CS, but I have to have a link marked out and a laser focus on the line. I've found that the best way to cut a straight line with a CS is by having some sort of straight edge screwed, clamped, whatever to the thing that I'm trying to cut that I can use as a fence.

What I really want/need is a track saw. Either of us could cut a straight line with a track saw!

Chainsaw, you're on your own. I know that hand saws can end up cutting a curved line if the teeth aren't right and they need to be sharpened and set. I would assume that a chainsaw may be similar.