one handing saw in bucket

there are a lot of ways to do that.. really need a combination of strategies to help best avoid it..... Keeping a sharp hand saw in easy access is crucial... cutting technique (rips, snaps, backswings etc), finishing cuts with a hand saw, self lowering, static lanyard to temporarily hold the piece etc..

One of my pet peeves is guys that like to block down a spar by cutting with one hand while they push the piece with the other... though I do it occasionally myself, that can almost always be done with finishing a good cut, then pushing the piece with two hands.

There is no denying that one handing limb tips from a bucket can be extremely fast and efficient in certain scenarios.. and it can be done safely, as far as not getting cut, however the repetitive motion of one handing can mess up wrists, elbows and even shoulders... with big pieces especially.. Right after I got a bucket, I noticed my elbows started acting up... I had to reduce the size of the pieces I was one handing, and eliminate the practice for a while... Here's an uncut video that shows some of the cuts I used to do that..

 
Jem4417 said:
Rear handled saws
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Changing equipment won't help. If a guy is going to one hand he/she's gonna do it regardless. Providing a rear handle only is going to take away control and make stress issues in the arms leading to higher risk of the saw related injuries you're trying to avoid.
Try and figure out why it's happening, if it's an O.G. Chances are you're not going to change their work practices. Younger employees may not have been trained properly.
If it's you then "keep two hands on the saw " dr phil voice.
If it's the all of us we, GOOD LUCK. Search one hand at the top of the page, settle down and read.
It's a good idea to search before asking, prevents fights that way, just watch.
 
Damn, a one handing saw thread...surely the most repetitive thread in tree forum history? Likely to bring some exchange of rhetoric if anyone is willing to live the deja vu all over again like Casey Stengal would have said.
 
one handing from the bucket is much different than one handing from a rope.. no chance of cutting your rope... think its worthy of some discussion.
I'd like to know if people use special lanyards to temporarily hold the work. I;ve actually bought boat cleats with the idea of using them to anchor a short holding or lowering line, but never got around to installing them..
 
I hang limbs while in a bucket tens of times a day. I keep a half inch by 6 to 8 foot (also 3/4 ") on the bucket floor with a spliced end I buy from TStuff but I have to shorten them for expediency for a shorter tail. I girth hitch the spliced eye to the stub that will remain and then sometimes a marl then a r. bowline or timber hitch to the piece being cut on the butt. I then cut between the girth hitch and the tie off after moving it around for the bottom cut.

I then one hand all over the hanging piece often stabilizing the piece from swinging with the other hand, sometimes just holding and tossing pieces. You have to be careful because the big piece is swinging around. You can't do this very well climbing because you can't get to the canopy of the hanging piece. Why do you do this? Because the piece being removed is hanging over a roof, patio etc. and when you hang it, now it is hanging over nothing, and you have a safe drop area. Speed...speed.
 
i like the rear mounted saw idea, specifically for myself because of pain im having in my elbows. dont know if it would help some people though, i would think it depends on work styles. I believe it would encourage better work positioning.

i believe that my recent elbow problems stem from poor cutting techniques. not just one handing a chainsaw tho. i made a habit of using webbing slings while in the bucket to hold pieces i cant fit my little sally hands around. probably with that becomes cutting and kinda "catching" sizable pieces to hold by hand. ill start cutting with the chainsaw then finish with a handsaw (sometimes just finish with the saw). the webbing sling has spared my wrists from holding pieces while they turn and hang, but i have "shock loaded" my arms to much and trying to change my habits.

you can have bad practices even when "cutting safely" from the bucket
 
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