That's how I became an ASE certified mechanic. I use to tell people "Please don't say I can't do it. I really don't have enough time right now to prove you wrong..."
A chain saw can be a very dangerous machine, but not at all impossible for a blind person. I've owned 4 over the years, still have 2 of them. As long as you know your surroundings and pay attention the dangerous part isn't a factor. Taking a tree down completely is a bit of a different story. The saw becomes the last thing to worry about. If you ever get the chance to take down a big pine tree, you'll find some of them resent having to fall over and will try to take you out before the go... I've had them twist and turn before the pick a place to land even after notching the trunk. But I've never had one be able to over power me during a kick back, and that's why I say you have to pay attention. I have a scar on one of my fingers from a chain saw. That's where a sighted friend caught me with his saw. And I knew a guy in New York that had over a thousand stitches in his face where the saw came back and ripped his face to shreds. But he was holding the saw over his head and trying to work like that. I don't know if it was a case of kick back like they claimed or the limb was too heavy for him and forced the saw back on him. Doesn't really matter the case, he was in a bad situation to start with and all the warnings ended up being true. If you decide to get one, I don't recommend the electric ones. But I'd never say forget about it either if you want one. ----- Original Message ----- From: robert moore To: Blind Handyman Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 1:25 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Chain saws. Almost always when I talk about chain saws sighted people around me kind of friek out. They do the same when I talk about my table saw. I was at a family Christmas party this week end and I started talking about the fact that I have a table saw and a miter saw but I really would like to get a circ saw. When they started going off about how that idea kind of bothered them I finally stood my groung and smiled and said get over it. Now about chain saws. I do not have a chain saw and I get the same story when I talk about getting one. Every time I hear that I should not have a chain saw that puts me that much closer to getting one.I think I am not alone in saying that If you really want me to figure out some way to do some thing, Just keep telling me I can't do it because "after all your blind you know." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
