The pain was excruciating. Thankfully it didn’t last long, thanks to the invention of the chainsaw. It was over in less than a minute, leaving a lingering ache much easier to deal with. Handsaws hurt worse—no matter how sharp the teeth were, the back and forth rending of fibrous tissue seemed to go on forever. Axes were the worst of all. He shuddered every time someone approached with one of those torture implements slung against their shoulder, and dropped needles all over the forest floor.