Leftie saw operators

[romeo]

If you want a Lefty saw all you have to do is build your own like I did. Piece of cake.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

This is the saw for lefties...

 

[buzz sawyer]

If you want a Lefty saw all you have to do is build your own like I did. Piece of cake.

Whew! With that saw, all the other saws would be left too - left in the sawdust! Nice one!

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

lefty here ,but I cut like a righty,not at all hard for me..one thing I have noticed is a righty finds it hard to use my saw maybe something to do with the way I sharpen it ...

 

[M.D. Vaden]

I'm not completely left handed, but it sure would be nice to have the option for a lefty saw.

Reminds me of people playing guitars.

Not often that you see a left handed guitar.

In fact, seen that commercial lately where the man in the suit is singing about chocolate and caramel?

Notice that he's playing left handed? If I remember right, the pick guard may be above the hole, meaning that its a right handed guitar that he's playing left handed.

That would be quite odd for television, because a professional musician will typically get a customized instrument.

I even met one guy in Beaverton, Oregon, who made carbide guitar frets (getting off topic ) and manufactured a machine to grind those little pieces to a curved shape.

 

[Bermie]

Thanks all

Thanks for all the replies guys.
A good range of answers, gives me the insight I was looking for.

Thaks for the pics too!

 

[lync]

I find making that last cut to flush a big stump easier left handed, then to do it right handed and thumb the throttle.

Corey

 

[treevet]

If I am making a final pruning cut on a limb taken off of a large dia leader from the side that the body of the saw interferes w making a proper cut I will make a one handed cut with the 020 (top handle) upside down and my left hand on the bottom of the saw (to stabilize) using the top of the bar to cut. I m sure many use this, but you don t often hear it talked about bcs OSHA would have a snit fit about it. You cannot make a proper natural target cut any other way from there.

 

[treevet]

I find making that last cut to flush a big stump easier left handed, then to do it right handed and thumb the throttle.

Corey

Me too, Corey, esp when conventional way hands get cramped up. Prob not legal either.

 

[Sprig]

Me too, Corey, esp when conventional way hands get cramped up. Prob not legal either.

Just wonderin' if it wouldn't be more prudent to do your undercut and girdling (to prevent teardown) with the saw and then instead of getting into an awkward position just use your Silky (or whatever) to do the upper release. I don't do this type of work but am wondering if others in the field do, I mean as opposed to thinking to yourself "Heck I got the saw with me might as well finish with it." Seems to me that in such situations that maybe the 'old fashioned' way, after a short pause to reflect on it, may be a safer solution, and not a mentionable bit of time longer. As an example of this type of thinking I use my (very sharp) double axe for limbing small limbs when the tree is on the ground rather than firing up a saw, true I cannot get at every branch due to stuff under/or odd, but it gets the majority of junk off and I find it less work physically and a heck of alot quieter (a nice break too fer the ears and the neighbourhood imo). Anyone else?
Dunno, just asking.

 

[Highclimber OR]

Reminds me of people playing guitars.

Not often that you see a left handed guitar.

In fact, seen that commercial lately where the man in the suit is singing about chocolate and caramel?

Notice that he's playing left handed? If I remember right, the pick guard may be above the hole, meaning that its a right handed guitar that he's playing left handed.

That would be quite odd for television, because a professional musician will typically get a customized instrument.

I even met one guy in Beaverton, Oregon, who made carbide guitar frets (getting off topic ) and manufactured a machine to grind those little pieces to a curved shape.

Playing a right-handed guitar left-handed is very common. A friend of mine who has played for 40 years plays that way and don't forget Jimi Hendrix, I think he was a professional. IMHO:rockn: