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Posted: 11/13/2021 6:32:33 PM EDT
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I really need some. I spend a few hours a year using one and I’m not formally trained.
Recommend me some GD. I want some good ‘uns. |
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That was close, I had a close call years ago with a chainsaw.
It cost me a little skin on my elbow, looked like spaghetti hanging off my arm. I was lucky, just cut off the hanging skin and covered the cuts with a bandage and I was fine, no stitches. |
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Quoted: Yup, and I just don't crash my car or get flat tires either. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I just don't saw my legs. It has worked great for me. Yup, and I just don't crash my car or get flat tires either. The difference is, those 2 things are sometimes unavoidable. I know where my body is when I'm using power tools. I make sure my extremities do not get in the path of the stabby/cutty/spinny/grindy parts. |
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I have a set now that I'm old but I did a LOT of cutting [owned a firewood biz] when younger. One thing I NEVER did was walk around with a running saw and I was very picking on pruning limbs.
Saws don't even know when they hit meat. |
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Quoted: That was close, I had a close call years ago with a chainsaw. It cost me a little skin on my elbow, looked like spaghetti hanging off my arm. I was lucky, just cut off the hanging skin and covered the cuts with a bandage and I was fine, no stitches. View Quote Those teeth scoop out a nice, clean furrow in no time flat, don't they? |
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When did chaps become "mandatory"? I remember cutting wood as a youngster and I don't remember them being a thing.
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Quoted: The difference is, those 2 things are sometimes not avoidable. I know where my body is when I'm using power tools. I make sure my extremities do not get in the path of the stabby/cutty/spinny/grindy parts. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I just don't saw my legs. It has worked great for me. Yup, and I just don't crash my car or get flat tires either. The difference is, those 2 things are sometimes not avoidable. I know where my body is when I'm using power tools. I make sure my extremities do not get in the path of the stabby/cutty/spinny/grindy parts. Sadly, when it comes to rotating objects, physics might have other plans. Sometimes the stabby/cutty/spinny/grindy parts come to you. |
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Quoted: When did chaps become "mandatory"? I remember cutting wood as a youngster and I don't remember them being a thing. View Quote Remember how we used to ride our bikes a lot without helmets and pads? Remember how we used to jump on a trampoline that wasn't surrounded by a safety net? Remember how we didn't die? It's exactly like that. |
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Quoted: When did chaps become "mandatory"? I remember cutting wood as a youngster and I don't remember them being a thing. View Quote "Mandatory" or not, I choose to wear them, just as I choose to wear safety glasses when shooting, a seatbelt when driving, and a helmet when riding my motorcycle. I'm a firm believer of "All The Gear, All The Time" (ATGATT) whenever my personal safety is involved. It may not seem "manly" to some of you, but it sure seems smart to me. |
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Quoted: Sadly, when it comes to rotating objects, physics might have other plans. Sometimes the stabby/cutty/spinny/grindy parts come to you. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I just don't saw my legs. It has worked great for me. Yup, and I just don't crash my car or get flat tires either. The difference is, those 2 things are sometimes not avoidable. I know where my body is when I'm using power tools. I make sure my extremities do not get in the path of the stabby/cutty/spinny/grindy parts. Sadly, when it comes to rotating objects, physics might have other plans. Sometimes the stabby/cutty/spinny/grindy parts come to you. Luckily, I have a strong understanding of physics and a lot of experience with stabby/cutty/spinny/grindy parts. Know how some people can immediately see the potential for bad shit to happen and they correct a course of action to avoid it? I'm that guy. |
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In my First wildland sawyer course, 2 dudes buried the saw in their chaps. Given how remote we were it would have likely been fatal for them as it was over the femoral artery.
Full PPE for saw work. |
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A little FYI,
chaps don't work worth diddly squat when your using an electric chain saw.. |
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Quoted: Remember how we used to ride our bikes a lot without helmets and pads? Remember how we used to jump on a trampoline that wasn't surrounded by a safety net? Remember how we didn't die? It's exactly like that. View Quote When I was about 10 or 11, my buddy Jason and I were riding bikes, we came out of a driveway onto the street and his front wheel somehow got twisted and he went head first over the bars and landed on the curb. It didn't split his head open, just kind of caved it in. He died the next day. I'm ok with bike helmets. |
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Quoted: A little FYI, chaps don't work worth diddly squat when your using an electric chain saw.. View Quote According to this test they do work. YMMV Viewer Questions: Can Chainsaw Chaps Protect Against Electric Chainsaws? | eReplacementParts.com |
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Quoted: Remember how we used to ride our bikes a lot without helmets and pads? Remember how we used to jump on a trampoline that wasn't surrounded by a safety net? Remember how we didn't die? It's exactly like that. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: When did chaps become "mandatory"? I remember cutting wood as a youngster and I don't remember them being a thing. Remember how we used to ride our bikes a lot without helmets and pads? Remember how we used to jump on a trampoline that wasn't surrounded by a safety net? Remember how we didn't die? It's exactly like that. My grandpa dressed his wounds WWII with dirty rags and sulfa powder. He didn't need fancy tourniquets and blood-clotting gauze and antibiotics and medical airlifts like the pussies of today's military. My dad never wore safety glasses, sun glasses, gloves or earpro in 50 years of construction and heavy equipment and shooting. He's deaf and mostly blind now, and his fingers don't work anymore, but dammit he's not soft like today's nancy-boys! |
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Quoted: When I was about 10 or 11, my buddy Jason and I were riding bikes, we came out of a driveway onto the street and his front wheel somehow got twisted and he went head first over the bars and landed on the curb. It didn't split his head open, just kind of caved it in. He died the next day. I'm ok with bike helmets. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Remember how we used to ride our bikes a lot without helmets and pads? Remember how we used to jump on a trampoline that wasn't surrounded by a safety net? Remember how we didn't die? It's exactly like that. When I was about 10 or 11, my buddy Jason and I were riding bikes, we came out of a driveway onto the street and his front wheel somehow got twisted and he went head first over the bars and landed on the curb. It didn't split his head open, just kind of caved it in. He died the next day. I'm ok with bike helmets. That could never happen to Cypher. He's too good - at everything - to ever have an accident. I bet he doesn't even have to follow the 4 safety rules, since he knows what causes a gun to to go off. Saftey rules are for pussies! |
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20ish years ago I cut my jeans and didn't get into my skin. I've been wearing them since then.
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Quoted: Luckily, I have a strong understanding of physics and a lot of experience with stabby/cutty/spinny/grindy parts. Know how some people can immediately see the potential for bad shit to happen and they correct a course of action to avoid it? I'm that guy. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I just don't saw my legs. It has worked great for me. Yup, and I just don't crash my car or get flat tires either. The difference is, those 2 things are sometimes not avoidable. I know where my body is when I'm using power tools. I make sure my extremities do not get in the path of the stabby/cutty/spinny/grindy parts. Sadly, when it comes to rotating objects, physics might have other plans. Sometimes the stabby/cutty/spinny/grindy parts come to you. Luckily, I have a strong understanding of physics and a lot of experience with stabby/cutty/spinny/grindy parts. Know how some people can immediately see the potential for bad shit to happen and they correct a course of action to avoid it? I'm that guy. You are, until you aren't. |
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View Quote Please tell my that's a photo shop. |
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Quoted: My grandpa dressed his wounds WWII with dirty rags and sulfa powder. He didn't need fancy tourniquets and blood-clotting gauze and antibiotics and medical airlifts like the pussies of today's military. My dad never wore safety glasses, sun glasses, gloves or earpro in 50 years of construction and heavy equipment and shooting. He's deaf and mostly blind now, and his fingers don't work anymore, but dammit he's not soft like today's nancy-boys! View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: When did chaps become "mandatory"? I remember cutting wood as a youngster and I don't remember them being a thing. Remember how we used to ride our bikes a lot without helmets and pads? Remember how we used to jump on a trampoline that wasn't surrounded by a safety net? Remember how we didn't die? It's exactly like that. My grandpa dressed his wounds WWII with dirty rags and sulfa powder. He didn't need fancy tourniquets and blood-clotting gauze and antibiotics and medical airlifts like the pussies of today's military. My dad never wore safety glasses, sun glasses, gloves or earpro in 50 years of construction and heavy equipment and shooting. He's deaf and mostly blind now, and his fingers don't work anymore, but dammit he's not soft like today's nancy-boys! Funny how you guys take "I do this" as me suggesting "everybody should do this or they're a pussy!" If you want to wear chaps, wear chaps. I'll continue not wearing them. See how easy that is? No need to get all bitchy about it. |
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Quoted: Please tell my that's a photo shop. If the engine is not running, why does it matter? |
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Quoted: The difference is, those 2 things are sometimes unavoidable. I know where my body is when I'm using power tools. I make sure my extremities do not get in the path of the stabby/cutty/spinny/grindy parts. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I just don't saw my legs. It has worked great for me. Yup, and I just don't crash my car or get flat tires either. The difference is, those 2 things are sometimes unavoidable. I know where my body is when I'm using power tools. I make sure my extremities do not get in the path of the stabby/cutty/spinny/grindy parts. |
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Quoted: Remember how we used to ride our bikes a lot without helmets and pads? Remember how we used to jump on a trampoline that wasn't surrounded by a safety net? Remember how we didn't die? It's exactly like that. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: When did chaps become "mandatory"? I remember cutting wood as a youngster and I don't remember them being a thing. Remember how we used to ride our bikes a lot without helmets and pads? Remember how we used to jump on a trampoline that wasn't surrounded by a safety net? Remember how we didn't die? It's exactly like that. |
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Quoted: In my First wildland sawyer course, 2 dudes buried the saw in their chaps. Given how remote we were it would have likely been fatal for them as it was over the femoral artery. Full PPE for saw work. View Quote |
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My mailman dropped in the office one day with mail. Cool guy. Said was going to cut some wood over the weekend. I said "be sure to wear your chaps." He kinda chuckled. Came in on Monday and reminded me of my suggestion and then showed me his leg.
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Quoted: If the engine is not running, why does it matter? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Please tell my that's a photo shop. If the engine is not running, why does it matter? |
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Quoted: My grandpa dressed his wounds WWII with dirty rags and sulfa powder. He didn't need fancy tourniquets and blood-clotting gauze and antibiotics and medical airlifts like the pussies of today's military. My dad never wore safety glasses, sun glasses, gloves or earpro in 50 years of construction and heavy equipment and shooting. He's deaf and mostly blind now, and his fingers don't work anymore, but dammit he's not soft like today's nancy-boys! View Quote Those WWII boys didn't wear any fancy rifle plates, either! |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I just don't saw my legs. It has worked great for me. Yup, and I just don't crash my car or get flat tires either. The difference is, those 2 things are sometimes unavoidable. I know where my body is when I'm using power tools. I make sure my extremities do not get in the path of the stabby/cutty/spinny/grindy parts. Slipping falls under "make sure my extremities do not get in the path..." I swung a machete and kaiser blade a shitload when I was a kid/teenager and never cut myself with those either. Similar concept. |
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I have a set of Stihl champs and a Stihl helmet. I started running a bow saw when I was 12. When I got older I got chaps first then a helmet. Never run a saw without them now. I will say other that hurricane clean up I try to do all my saw work in the fall/ winter when it's a bit cooler cuz chaps are hot
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One time while sawing, the bar bounced and got into my inner leg (think femoral artery). I instantly thought “HOLY PHUC it got my artery and I’m gonna bleed out here in the woods!” I dropped my drawers in the woods to discover that it thankfully only pinched the skin just a bit. Thought I was a goner.
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