Handsaw lanyard

Crazy_Jimmy

Crazy_Jimmy

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Just wondering if or what you guys tie your handsaw off with,you know so it doesnt fall.Ive seen guys use old phone charger cord,elastic cord retrievable keychains(or at least heard someone does)and my favorite curly shoeslaces.
 
To be honest, never felt the need to tie my hand saw to a lanyard. Nor have I ever seen a climber doing it ?
I have often thought it would be handy to have a wrist lanyard on it, you know like a camera, or a Wii remote has on them, that way you could safely open your hand and let the saw 'dangle' as it were.
The two or three times I have dropped my handsaw my groundie simply tied it on to my rope and there we have it.
Not trying to say anything about anyone who would lanyard their saw, just being honest in that I haven't ever felt the need, might try it though if I was in a tree that was going to have a lot of handsaw work, but in that case, generally out comes the 020(or MS200t or whatever the heck they are calling the arbor saws now).
Take care Jim, and stay safe.
-Grais.
 
I have been using this setup with my Sugoi for about a month and I have to say it really makes it easier and more efficient to work with a handsaw. I always hated having to get the saw back into the scabbard before I could deal with the piece. Now I can make the cut, drop the saw, grab the piece and deal with it right away, then retrieve the saw after.

I used a short piece of elastic shock cord, 2 small screwlinks on the scabbard, and a small swivel snap, and then I put a zip tie on the saw handle.

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I keep the cord daisy-chained when not in use.

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When I want to use it I pull out the daisy-chain and clip onto the saw.

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I think you'll find that handsaw lanyards are a big dangerous mistake. You are far better off keeping that blade sheathed, than playing nunchucks dynamics with a blade that sharp.

I peel mex fan palms with two carpet knives looped around my wrists on nylon cords, and without my leather forearm protectors on, my arms would be a bloody mess from just a couple of puny carpet knives flying around on very short lanyards.

Imagine what a handsaw on a long leash could do!

jomoco
 
I am going to agree with Jocomo on this issue. Having the saw flying around on a tether, especially a bungee style one, out-ways the advantages.

Manual pole saws are another real concern when used climbing. IMO they should have scabbard placed on the blade when NOT being used. I don't believe they should be attached to a climber either.

A tool dropped from the canopy can be a lethal weapon for ground-workers, and the climber. Hence a policy of NOT having anyone in the drop zone is common sense and should be adhered to at ALL times.

I have not dropped my handsaw in 10 years, it has fallen out of the scabbard a few times, but we make sure that no one is in the drop zone at all times.

Make sense?
 
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Only time i have seen a handsaw lanyard is in climbing comps. Just to make sure it doesn't fall to the ground and you get DQ'd

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Did the same but now i use a leg scabbard and a saw lanyard would just get in the way!
 
I'm not saying that I'm going through the tree with my handsaw "dangling". I'm just saying that I can make a cut, drop the saw, and deal with the piece right away instead of making the cut and holding the piece while I put the handsaw back in the scabbard. Then I can grab the saw afterwards, pull it back up and pop it in the scabbard. It's not dangerous in the slightest, I find it hilarious that you would suggest that. I'm not trying to push my handsaw tether on anyone, I'm just saying that for me it works really well and I wish I had thought of it sooner.
 
Let me clarify Im talking about the comp.Ive never seen anyone use one during production work,except me right before or after a comp.How do your ground guys get brush if they are not allowed in the drop zone,do they just wait for you to finish the whole tree?What if they have to tie something on or run a rope.In my experience handsaws tend to fall out when you least expect it.
 
Right again Jim , I should be MORE careful. What I meant was, ground people shouldn't be under the climber when the climber is moving to another part of the crown, and stay out of the drop zone when ANY sawing is being done!

THAT BETTER?
 
hey muggs, try using a bypass or snap cut. then you have unlimited time to put the saw away. Ya it makes you use the saw twice (once making the snap cut and once finishing it off) but when you gain more control all is safer... plus you wont be making any peel cuts. As to the safer side, you wont have to worry about cutting and trying to put the saw away while grabbing the piece, this is dangerous. Your mind is trying to concentrate on two things at once, the limb and the saw. Eventually you may think more about the limb and nick your rope....

Just a little food for thought
 
I don't see a problem with putting a lanyard on your handsaw.

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I think you'll find that handsaw lanyards are a big dangerous mistake. You are far better off keeping that blade sheathed, than playing nunchucks dynamics with a blade that sharp.

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I am going to agree with Jocomo on this issue. Having the saw flying around on a tether, especially a bungee style one, out-ways the advantages.

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Short of a piece of wood hitting the saw or throwing it down hard, it does not go flailing around. I've seen the bungee lanyard in use and it just makes a few small bounces at the end of the lanyard.

Now if you were to start moving around the tree before putting it back in the scabbard well then you might run into a problem.


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Manual pole saws are another real concern when used climbing. IMO they should have scabbard placed on the blade when NOT being used. I don't believe they should be attached to a climber either.

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This I have first hand experience with. Within my first 2 months of climbing I hooked a pole saw on a branch above me. I knocked it off and it fell down past me. It nearly cut my split tail in half and made a tear in my pants. Ever since then I'm very careful about the pole saw. I frequently use a loop runner and a biner to attach it to branches now.
 
Almost never do i use a tether on my handsaw during a production day. Having said that, I have used a tether (short elastic) on my handsaw during competition. I have dropped before at the wrong moment prior to that a few times and think the dq was enough for me to avoid it in the future. As far as the pole saw.......I lost part of my liver in a fall when the pole i was carrying on a nylon sling snapped when it hit the ground before me. The nylon sling held but the pole snapped at a weak point and swung around the front taking all the subcutaneous tissue and a piece of liver with it. Sorry to ruin any ones breakfast. I dont carry a polesaw or pruner on me anymore.
 
I have to chuckle, and show my age... :)

When I've needed tethers I use 'old phone cords' not 'old phone charger cords' :)Another sign of a passing era!

I've been wireless for five years so my stash of old phone cards is almost gone. The thrift stores, and everyones junk drawers, are full of them though :)
 
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