Once you get that bow saw up and running, you will never look back. You'll wonder what you were thinking all these years. In all seriousness, you will be amazed how fast you can cut a cord of wood. No bending over, no having to cut your stuck saw out, no placing wedges in the kerf, yada, yada, yada. You will just be glad you did it. Again, they can be dangerous, but in all honesty, I do not believe anymore so than any other bar. The key is watching the bumper spikes and don't let anything come in contact with the top part of the front of the bow. (If you do, it's coming back at you awfully fast). Always use the bottom chainguard also. Your thigh gets extremely close to those nasty little teeth. I have felled many trees using a bow, but I don't recommend that. When you are cutting pulp wood, speed is money and you just fell then buck up to 5 foot lengths. I just used the same saw. Again, I don't recommend that but I did it. For hardwood (saw timber or wood for shavings), I always used a bar for felling and limbed with a bar, but often bucked-up with a bow. I honestly would recommend a bow to anyone cutting firewood commercially. You would be so far ahead of the game. A bow is not for the inexperienced. They can and will bite you. I think the key to any work with a chainsaw is to not daydream. Keep your mind on your work, ALWAYS. Accidents happen when conditions exists. Lack of concentration is at the route of most accidents. I lost a friend in the logging industry. Haste makes waste. In this case, haste made a dead Claude Huffman. Lack of concentration and a tree that barber-chaired.
