zogger
Tree Freak
wrist rockets
Never thought of that, cutting with one hand with a chainsaw, outside of a small tophandle. Hmmm....
Ever use a wrist rocket slingshot? Maybe some sort of brace like that, even all the way with like velcro straps or something, a little extension that bolted onto the saw then to your forearm to hold a top handle REALLY securely with just one hand. It would take the strain and weight off your wrist a lot, make it loads easier to handle the saw safely, or safer, put it that way.
Couple weeks ago I was pharting around with using my fiskars one handed, switching from left to right. As long as I choked up on it a little, I was splitting OK with it that way, on moderate wood (stronghand anyway, off hand was like girly man whacks...). I don't have an "in betweener" in size axe, just a small light trimming hatchet, then on to full size axes, but the fiskars x25 is light enough to be used one handed for that.
So, what are you using for a handsaw? I cut all my firewood for years with a sandvik 30", but in retrospect now and having used some different ones in the meantime, a 36 would have been a lot better.
That's funny. I've never seen you complain about any chain sharpening, or modded work saw threads...
Back to the topic at hand, I have been a hand saw and hatchet man for the last 3 weeks thanks to a broken hand.
Never thought of that, cutting with one hand with a chainsaw, outside of a small tophandle. Hmmm....
Ever use a wrist rocket slingshot? Maybe some sort of brace like that, even all the way with like velcro straps or something, a little extension that bolted onto the saw then to your forearm to hold a top handle REALLY securely with just one hand. It would take the strain and weight off your wrist a lot, make it loads easier to handle the saw safely, or safer, put it that way.
Couple weeks ago I was pharting around with using my fiskars one handed, switching from left to right. As long as I choked up on it a little, I was splitting OK with it that way, on moderate wood (stronghand anyway, off hand was like girly man whacks...). I don't have an "in betweener" in size axe, just a small light trimming hatchet, then on to full size axes, but the fiskars x25 is light enough to be used one handed for that.
So, what are you using for a handsaw? I cut all my firewood for years with a sandvik 30", but in retrospect now and having used some different ones in the meantime, a 36 would have been a lot better.