>>1364176>The only problem was the blade getting stuck .This is beyond the scope of /out/, but a vintage crosscut handsaw would be your friend here, like this Disston D-8. And if you had any inkling of getting into the hand tool world, a saw like that with the teeth properly set and sharpened would make each log take about 30 seconds to go through. You’d need a saw, a saw set, and a file for sharpening. Here’s a comfy video from an old timer
https://youtu.be/_fNosQU1Ujg 