American standard;
ASTM Standard for Leg Protection for Chain Saw Users (F-1897-98). This standard requires that the chaps can stop a chain saw running at 2,500 feet/minute under controlled laboratory conditions. (There are no longer two classes of chaps as previously required by the American...
After a very boring day of watching a bucket op snap cut every single cut(even 1" branches) while waiting for brush to chip I can say with absolute certainty that one handing is not lazy, it's productive... of course when it's done safely, there's nothing productive about a cut to the hand(or...