I’ve been using chainsaws for many years. Over the decades I have
\nprobably owned 5 or 6 different ones. In the 1960s and ’70s I used
\nchainsaws extensively, cutting up redwood (from the beaches or
\nwindfallen trees in the woods) into bolts, and which I then split into
\nshakes for roofs and siding. These days I use a Stihl Woodboss MS270,
\n24″ bar for firewood. Every year I find wind-felled oak on country
\nroads, haul it home, cut it into stove-size lengths, then rent a
\nsplitter for a day and stockpile a year’s or more worth of firewood.
\nPoint is, I’ve had a lot of chainsaw experience. <\/p>\n
The other day I was sawing through a piece of wood on the woodpile and
\nas I finished the cut, the blade hit a log below it and snapped back
\ntowards my face. It sent a chill of adrenaline that I somehow felt in my
\nears. Very scary. <\/p>\n
BUT I was wearing my Husqvarna helmet, which combines skull protection,
\near guards, and a metal mesh facemask. I’ve only been using the helmet
\nthe last few years, prompted by a log rolling down the hill and knocking
\nme down. I felt then I should have had one of these helmets all along.
\nGood thing. This time the blade didn’t reach my face, but if it had, the
\nmask would have blocked it from carving up my flesh. <\/p>\n
I urge you chainsaw users: get one of these. $40 or so. Play it safe,
\nplease. The more hours you’ve operated chainsaws, the more the chance of
\na freak accident. Experience doesn’t make you invulnerable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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