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Sean Freeman · 14th January 2008, 02:14 PM

Nick thats a very good vid, thankyou for posting it.....remember however that the kevlar (or similar) wadding is only in the tongue of the chainsaw protective boot, so it is possible to cut through the edge of your big toe, of your little toe some way before the sprocket gets clogged. CS protective boots should provide adequate protection in the case of a saw cut as demonstrated in the vid dropped in from above hitting the end of the padded tongue.

In the end as I'm sure you're well aware the best form of protection from injury comes from our work practices not the PPE. Also just as an aside some of the saws we run would go through the steel cap with no bother too!!!

14th January 2008, 02:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,868	Re: Chainsaw boot test Nick thats a very good vid, thankyou for posting it.....remember however that the kevlar (or similar) wadding is only in the tongue of the chainsaw protective boot, so it is possible to cut through the edge of your big toe, of your little toe some way before the sprocket gets clogged. CS protective boots should provide adequate protection in the case of a saw cut as demonstrated in the vid dropped in from above hitting the end of the padded tongue. In the end as I'm sure you're well aware the best form of protection from injury comes from our work practices not the PPE. Also just as an aside some of the saws we run would go through the steel cap with no bother too!!! __________________ Sean Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness. - Kahlil Gibran