Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Homelite chain saw with bowbar





  The idea was less pinching of the bar, but it doesn't seem safety was much of a factor. 

 History of bow saws here with safety notes, scroll down.

3 comments:

  1. Wow, that was enlightening. This one, here, is my favorite:

    https://proxy.imagearchive.com/dc0/dc0555939cd6741cdc40e29d7c94f043.jpg


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    1. I like the hand grip on the bar, a fraction of an inch from the chain. The greatest safety invention for a chainsaw was the low kickback tooth profile. I have never, in a lot of years of chainsawing, have ever had the safety brake activated as it was intended.

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  2. 50 years ago I used a Poulan saw like that. No anti-kickback device on it at all. It was heavy to boot. That machine really tried to eat my face a couple of times

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