marcy-m
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I hope this isn't a stupid question, but you don't know what you don't know. Safer to ask than be sorry later, so...
I've been working with a chainsaw since May. Before that, it's been 10 or 15 years. Now I'm learning the right way I hope. Thanks to this site, some great people here, and the Internet.
I always try to be on guard and super aware while the saw's on. I'm usually cutting scrounged wood in my backyard from a crib pile. I haven't felled trees or limbs yet, this time around.
I know to watch for another piece of wood that the tip may hit (kickback).
I know to determine where the weight is and how i think the pieces will fall.
I watch the kerf so the saw won't get stuck at the end of the cut.
I feel like the beginning of cuts are the most precarious, noodling or cross cutting.
What other scenarios? I would rather think about it before it happens in the middle of a log and I'm unprepared.
Oh I have a dog and kids around helping with wood (splitting and stacking) usually when I'm cutting. We've went over safety many times, and the dog hates the sound of the saw so she's not running around. Thought I throw that out there.
Thanks,
Marcy
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I've been working with a chainsaw since May. Before that, it's been 10 or 15 years. Now I'm learning the right way I hope. Thanks to this site, some great people here, and the Internet.
I always try to be on guard and super aware while the saw's on. I'm usually cutting scrounged wood in my backyard from a crib pile. I haven't felled trees or limbs yet, this time around.
I know to watch for another piece of wood that the tip may hit (kickback).
I know to determine where the weight is and how i think the pieces will fall.
I watch the kerf so the saw won't get stuck at the end of the cut.
I feel like the beginning of cuts are the most precarious, noodling or cross cutting.
What other scenarios? I would rather think about it before it happens in the middle of a log and I'm unprepared.
Oh I have a dog and kids around helping with wood (splitting and stacking) usually when I'm cutting. We've went over safety many times, and the dog hates the sound of the saw so she's not running around. Thought I throw that out there.
Thanks,
Marcy
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