Talk:Chainsaw safety features

Re-write
Hello;

I'm preparing a complete re-write of this page as it's clearly due for one.

Nailgunner (talk) 00:55, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Still ongoing. I have approached Oregon for permission to use some of their great photos of saw chain for illustrative purposes. more to follow :) Nailgunner (talk) 23:19, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Hello, Nailgunner! I first wrote this page long ago as a revision exercise for a chainsaw exam. (I passed!) It's great to see someone want to better it, thanks. If you're adding stuff about chain design, it might be nice to create a separate "chainsaw chain design" page. Chains are quite complicated and there is plenty of material. But, I'm not going to do it! Good Luck! Emrys2 (talk) 14:44, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Hi Emrys2;

Cheers. A seperate saw chain design page would be quite a bit of work! Not that that's a bad thing by any means. I may have to read around a few more of the more complex aspects of chain design, as you say it's a big job. I'll go and have a long think on it ;) Nailgunner (talk) 23:32, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

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chainsaw handedness
while there are few purely left handed chainsaws I believe that there are ambidextrous chainsaws Caucasianhamburger (talk) 13:36, 1 May 2023 (UTC)


 * True, but they're uncommon and probably nearly impossible to get second-hand. 2604:2D80:6305:600:213A:2609:9F77:1BDF (talk) 06:22, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Clarification for Top-handle saws
The article doesn't explain the safety issues related to top-handled saws and only says not to use them for ground-based work. This is a bad way to get the point across because people will just assume that the safety issues can be mitigated by using both hands. As someone who owns a top-handle and uses it on the ground, I think people need to understand the unique dangers and how to reduce injury. The reason why they're dangerous is that when branches fall, logs move, or stuff swings at you, your brain assumes your left hand isn't doing anything important because its not holding the weight of the saw. This causes you to almost instinctively reach out or up with your left hand putting it near the blade. This causes wrist injuries that other chainsaws are far less likely to do.

This article needs to explain that(with sources obviously) so anyone reading the article who already uses one of those saws - or may use one regardless of the warnings - knows that they need to have a durable Kevlar glove that protects their left hand and wrist.

Just saying people shouldn't use that type of saw just isn't going to cut it. They're often the only cheap, lightweight saws available due to the relative lack of tiny rear-handle saws. 2604:2D80:6305:600:213A:2609:9F77:1BDF (talk) 06:18, 20 March 2024 (UTC)