Use a Chainsaw

“I’ve only attempted using a chainsaw three times in my life and all three were either total fails or I didn’t complete the whole process. The first time was standing on the pad of the local fire station in my town where I’ve been a volunteer firefighter for the past year. One of the captains is always trying to get me out of my comfort zone and teach me hard skills. One day, he decided to do a quick chainsaw review lesson for the few of us killing time outside. Long story short, I couldn’t get it started for the life of me and gave up after barely one try.”

“I bought a small chain saw a while ago, and I honestly didn’t use it for like a year bc I kept feeling nervous about it. I read the safety manual like 12 times the first time I used it to cut some firewood [...] I’m very comfortable with power tools but the chainsaw was the first one I really took time to read safety measures for and was afraid to use. Like I use a circular saw, oscillating tool, and miter saw with no fear, but the chainsaw sketches me out. Which like you said is ultimately a good thing bc I take EVERY precaution.”