Safety question: gloves or no gloves

[firefighterjake]

For safety . . . gloves.

That said . . . I rarely wear gloves except in the cold . . . and have the calluses and splinters to show for it.

 

[Hogwildz]

There absolutely is a reason not to wear them. Proper control/handling of the chainsaw is paramount to anything else. I suppose a man with your intelligence, or lack there of, should wear some sort of chain mail protection. If you had paid any attention to the thread, you would clearly see that most members wear the gloves to avoid having to put them on and off after cutting.

Nah, the gloves I use work just fine. Even my manual gives a good reason to wear cloves, in winter to keep your hands warm... and funny how all of the pictures drawn in my manual, show guess what? Gloves on the operators hands. But as I said, you know everything. You are a legend in your own mind. Do us all a favor, get your throat in there real close next time you're sharpening, and slip, let us know how that works out fer ya.

I know you know more than everyone else, but here is a helpful link you may want to check out, others may find it interesting also. Now Jr., pay particular attention to #2.

http://www.toolbox.co.uk/chainsaw-injuries

 

[kennyp2339]

Gona fuel the fire...If control was paramount why did they invent chaps?

 

[kennyp2339]

But in all seriousness, I will say sorry for my comment ... I remember way back when there was a problem with a few harsh posts, a comment was made in reference to the founder / person that runs this site that this is there house, we are just invited here, more or less something along those lines. The other thing is my dad had a severe hand injury from a chainsaw, he was not operating it currently, the saw running with the chain brake off, he went to walk over limb and tripped, he nearly took his hand off while the thing was running on idle, I don't know if the chain was spinning or not but either way the damage was done, he was not wearing gloves either, I had the privilege to answer my phone (while at the ambulance building) rushing to his house, bandage him up and bring him to the hospital. Gloves are paramount in my own opinion. Buy either way lets keeps it clean here gentalmen.

 

[BrotherBart]

And on that note...

 

[claydogg84]

Gona fuel the fire...If control was paramount why did they invent chaps?

Are you suggesting chainsaw control is not paramount to anything else? I have zero issues with anyone wearing safety gloves while operating a chainsaw - so long as they are confident that they are not sacrificing control/handling of the saw. I've personally only tried running the saw with the thick leather style gloves, and find them to be too much. I've looked at the Stihl/Husqvarna mechanic style gloves and think I'll order a pair to see how they feel while running the saw. Chaps were created after chainsaws by the way, because accidents happen, of course. What came first - The heavy anvil that landed on someone's foot, or the steel toe boot? This isn't rocket science.

 

[pen]

All done for now.

Stay safe.

pen