[SteveStromberg]

I worked as a Logger up outside of Camp Wishon in the Sierras For two summers 1981 and 82.
Our logswent to the mill in Terra Bella.
The crew I was with fell Redwoods,some of which measured 14 feet across.
I can say that running a chainsaw is like taking you life in your hand evey time you fire it up.
Most people wouldnt realize that a big saws are like holding on to a 125 MX bike.
When one of them kicks back your could die in a heartbeat.
You had better know where the tip is at all times.
When doing Plunge cut a small saw is used to make the depth cut then the big saw is inserted in to the cut.
There is a reason that Kevlar Chaps are used but a big saw will go right thru them like a hot knife thru butter.

It is a rush when you do that last bit and it snaps. But the rebound shock can knock you out of your spikes.
I had a buddy that cut thru his belt at about 60 feet and hit with a thud.
He lived but two broken legs and a shattered shoulder.
That Same summer a big redwood came loose and rolled down the hill crushing a fellow who drove a logging truck.
I didnt see that as I wasnt on the mountian that day thank god.