Chainsaw Mits?

[Dustin4185]

I saw these pictures on the Fire and Saw FB page. They were saying they were required for professional sawyers in NZ. They are tied to the handlebar. Does anyone have any experience with these? How do you get anything done with them? Are they loose enough to slide around for felling?

 

[Sloughfoot]

Never known the Kiwis to be big on workplace safety wear but could see them requiring some medieval fingerless gauntlet looking things like this.

 

[Woodslasher]

I saw these pictures on the Fire and Saw FB page. They were saying they were required for professional sawyers in NZ. They are tied to the handlebar. Does anyone have any experience with these? How do you get anything done with them? Are they loose enough to slide around for felling?

@bob hedgecutter on AS had those on all his saws and talked about them, but I can't recall @Kiwioilboiler discussing them too much.

 

[jacktheripper]

I saw these pictures on the Fire and Saw FB page. They were saying they were required for professional sawyers in NZ. They are tied to the handlebar. Does anyone have any experience with these? How do you get anything done with them? Are they loose enough to slide around for felling?

Why would you want that instead of leather gloves?

 

[Woodtroll]

Maybe it forces the thumb to wrap the handle opposite the fingers in a proper C grip? Otherwise I don't understand this either.

It does look somewhat Mad Max-ish.

 

[Dustin4185]

Why would you want that instead of leather gloves?

No clue. I just found them interesting, lol.

 

[singinwoodwackr]

I saw these pictures on the Fire and Saw FB page. They were saying they were required for professional sawyers in NZ. They are tied to the handlebar. Does anyone have any experience with these? How do you get anything done with them? Are they loose enough to slide around for felling?

That looks ridiculous. I’m constantly moving my hand placement while taking a tree apart.