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I've never really thought about it much. You guys really don't like it huh? Is it because of the wear it puts on the saw?

When asked what is the safest way, I revert back to what I was taught in the Forest Service. What do I actually do? I'll have to pay attention tomorrow to how I start a saw. Maybe I can get funding to do a study on the starting of chainsaws.

My chain brake is always on for log starts and when I start that way the tip is clear of the ground and other logs. With the bar on the other side of a log, even if the chain brake wasn't engaged and the tip contacted another log, there is no way it could run up at you with you holding the...

I haven't read every post yet but just to clarify, holding the handle with your right hand and pulling the chord with your left is not a drop start. The danger is in holding the wrap around handle bar with your left and pulling the chord with your right hand. The saw can pivot in that...