Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Chainsaw + Kneecap = No Bueno Yesterday, I went to the new house to clear some land for a barn. I was cutting through some rather dense sapling growth with a chainsaw. Saplings are tricky. They don't cut well because of they are small and the chainsaw tends to bounce off of the wood rather than dig in and cut. This process is called a kickback. Kickbacks are dangerous and no fun. Usually you stand far enough away, so that if a kickback happens you wont get a chainsaw blade in your leg. I must have been standing too close.


You can see the kickback towards the end of the video.





Don't scroll down any further unless you can handle a little blood.
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This is my Tractor Oil rag and belt tournakit.





The Doc did 9 stitches total. One being a Mattress Stitch.


Now its time to get back to work clearing land.

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