What's the better tool to use to cut barrier post down after installed? don't really want to 'try' a chain saw nor do i own...

don't really want to 'try' a chain saw nor do i own one.....just want to know what have worked best for a 'straight' horizonal cut...
I think a reciprocate saw would be easier to handle than a fasten saw, and a lot safer. If you're attaching ornate post caps or finials on top, and you use pressure treated wood, you shouldn't hold any problem with rotting.
Good Luck!


wrong a straight cut allows the water to sit on the top and rot.
Cut next to a hand saw for trees on an angle.
People recurrently put tin cans on top to hang on to it from rotting also.
Answers:    chain saw is easiest
Circular saw works, but will cart seveal cuts on either side
Good hoary elbow grease and a strong bow saw
Leave it there and swathe it