Women with chainsaws

[Gravely Grinch]

Here is one of a black chick and my logging buddy with some saw logs.

Is that Oprah?

 

[WCS99no1]

Who's Who from Woodsman Days?

Hi,

I was on-line and I saw a website with pics from the last two Woodsman Days competitions. I recognized a few faces but many I didn't. I wondered if anyone here knew who these ladies were?

Thanks,
Joel

 

[WCS99no1]

Who's Who From Woodsman Days?

More pics.

 

[WCS99no1]

Who's Who from Woodsman Days?

Last set.

Thanks,
Joel

 

[WCS99no1]

Joining the Chainsaw Gang By GWENDOLYN BOUNDS

I saw this article a few months ago. I thought it was good. I e-mailed the author later and found out she does own a Stihl MS 180 C-BE MiniBoss. It meets her needs and she doesn't want to get a larger saw.

On the other hand I IM'd another girl last night who has a Stihl with a 32" bar. I commented that 32" sounded very long, but she said "it makes big trees seem small."

Later,
Joel

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

So what's she doing with a Husky T-shirt and using a Stihl?

 

[WCS99no1]

I Think Her Chainsaw's Sexy

Relyricing songs is a hobby of mine. I’m an amateur Weird Al (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird_Al) and/or ApologetiX (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ApologetiX). It didn’t take me long to come up with a parody of “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy:”

I Think Her Chainsaw’s Sexy

To the tune of:
She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy
by Kenny Chesney

Cuttin’ those logs in the cool autumn sun,
Over by the shed, Lordy, here I comes
With a basket full of chicken and a big cold jug of sweet tea.
She makes a little room and she gases it up
Pull on her starter and stir a little dust
Just look at my face, I ain't a-foolin' her.

I think her chainsaw's sexy, it really turns me on
I'm always starin' at her while she’s cuttin' along
I like the way it's buzzin' while we're cuttin' up the wood
I'm even kinda crazy 'bout her Kevlar chaps
I'm the only one who really understands what gets her
I think her chainsaw's sexy.

We'll cut down trees 'till we run outta light
Take it to the barn, put it up for the night
Climb up in the loft, sit and talk with the radio on
I say I got a dream and she ask what it is
I want a log cabin and a yard full of kids
And fire it up one more time before she takes me home.

I think her chainsaw's sexy, it really turns me on
I'm always starin' at her while she’s cuttin' along
I like the way it's buzzin' while we're cuttin' up the wood
I'm even kinda crazy 'bout her Kevlar chaps
I'm the only one who really understands what gets her
I think her chainsaw's sexy.

Well, I ain't into mowers or hedge trimmers
But if it’s Stihl power, man, my eyes light up.

I think her chainsaw's sexy, it really turns me on
I'm always starin' at her while she’s cuttin' along
I like the way it's buzzin' while we're cuttin' up the wood
I'm even kinda crazy 'bout her Kevlar chaps
I'm the only one who really understands what gets her
I think her chainsaw's sexy.

I think her chainsaw's sexy...

 

[pbtree]

Is that Oprah?

Naw - she ain't that good looking...

 

[WCS99no1]

Videos from MySpace

This thread has been dead for a while, but I found these vidoes on MySpace that I wanted to share.

<a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=981355461">chainsaws</a><br><embed src="http://lads.myspace.com/videos/vplayer.swf" flashvars="m=981355461&type=video" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="430" height="346"></embed><br><a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.addToProfileConfirm&videoid=981355461&title=chainsaws">Add to My Profile</a> | <a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.home"> More Videos</a>

<a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=925037052">Lumberjack's Day @ Work</a><br><embed src="http://lads.myspace.com/videos/vplayer.swf" flashvars="m=925037052&type=video" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="430" height="346"></embed><br><a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.addToProfileConfirm&videoid=925037052&title=Lumberjack's Day @ Work">Add to My Profile</a> | <a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.home"> More Videos</a>

Thanks,
Joel

 

[SawTroll]

Thank you!

They are a bit clumsy in their work - specially the one in the first video, looks like a bad joke really...........

 

[blis]

Thank you!

They are a bit clumsy in their work - specially the one in the first video, looks like a bad joke really...........

the second video aint much worse, cutting the wood on half-throttle and the amount of ppe just makes me sick...

 

[SawTroll]

the second video aint much worse, cutting the wood on half-throttle and the amount of ppe just makes me sick...

I looked at it again - you are right!

 

[Adkpk]

My girl works in an office all day but didn't hesitate to pick up the saw and lend a hand cutting firewood. The other girl forget about it I couldn't keep her from taking the saw. She wanted to cut window sills for her apartment from the cant I had laying around.

 

[maveric944]

the second video aint much worse, cutting the wood on half-throttle and the amount of ppe just makes me sick...
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regarding the amount of ppe, do you mean too much or not enough,, i don't understand,, i did notice in the first vid that the girl seemed to be realy struggling with the weight of the saw, which cant be a good thing in terms of safety or am i wrong,,

mav

 

[SawTroll]

.... i did notice in the first vid that the girl seemed to be realy struggling with the weight of the saw, which cant be a good thing in terms of safety or am i wrong,, ..

I believe you are right, and she obviously didn't know much about tree felling....

 

[oldsaw]

I believe you are right, and she obviously didn't know much about tree felling....

Notice how they didn't show the completion of the first tree on the first video. It sat back on the saw, she either misjudged the lean of the tree, or it was catching the wind. Watching her set up the cut was painful, she had too much saw, too much bar for her to handle, and whatever she was checking out had nothing to do with what the tree was doing, just her cut...which was still bad.

The second one, well, again, a great "how not to" video.

Mark

 

[blis]

regarding the amount of ppe, do you mean too much or not enough,, i don't understand,, i did notice in the first vid that the girl seemed to be realy struggling with the weight of the saw, which cant be a good thing in terms of safety or am i wrong,,

mav

Was talking about the lack of ppe...

And about the second vid, i just watched it and it was totally horrible... the saw handling, cutting and felling... the saw was obviously too big for her and trees and she didnt really know how to handle it... also those waist high stumps she made for no obvious reason and the fine tuning of felling notch, absolutely horrible...

 

[WCS99no1]

I enjoyed reading the critiques from experienced saw users. I've done a lot of reading on how to properly fell a tree, but have never done it...yet. I'm more of an "armchair lumberjack." However, even I saw something fishy in those two videos.

On the first one I was surprised and how often she cut, then stopped, then cut again, even leaving the saw in the tree. I think she was realizing she was in over her head.

Maybe she was going waist high because yes, the saw was too big for her. Maybe with that diameter tree she could have gone with a shorter bar. Perhaps she was thinking she could cut down the stump to ground level later. Not good technique.

Notice she had US Forest Service safety gear. She was working for the government...oh boy. "Good enough for government work"...until somebody gets hurt or killed, then we have a two year investigation. (I work for NASA's Space Shuttle program, so I know about two year investigations...)

On the second one -- well, the lack of PPE doesn't surprise me because I've seen a lot of "stupid saw tricks." People who don't know what their doing post pictures like "oh, I have a chainsaw. I'm pretty bad @ss." No, you're a moron who's asking for a trip to the ER. And I've seen this done by both men and women.

Also, I was surprised to notice that she 1.) cut straight across instead of making two wedges, but maybe that's proper for a tree that size, and 2.) she pushed the saw back and fourth like is was a hand saw instead of letting it cut straight through. That cannot be good for the chain. Also, she pushes the tree down over the saw. That cannot be good for the bar.

Thanks,
Joel

 

[Bermie]

Oh my...
That first vid:
Why did she use the pulling chain while standing on that side of the tree? Why struggle to turn that massive saw upside down, then have to go round it to sight the fell?
Then on the backcut when the tree didn't go, she put her body right in the danger zone to look at the far side.
Felling cuts are too high, she's struggling to lift the saw.
On the second cut when the tree didn't go, should have stuck a wedge in it, going back in to cut ,it looks like it compromised the hinge, and the back cut is too high.
Lots of nice PPE though.
We all started somewhere...

 

[Reddog]

As for the high stumps.
That was fire work. You cut them high so the dozer following you can push them out fast or miss'em. The dozers you have are some times small, so you need leverage.