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Sawing technique Pulling sawing
With this technique, sawing occurs with the underside of the saw rail from above down- wards. The
saw chain thus pushes the device forwards away from the user. This way, the front edge of the
device forms a support, which catches the forces which arise on the tree trunk when sawing.
With pulling sawing, the user has much more control over the device and can avoid rebounds better.
Therefore, this is the pre- ferred sawing technique.
Pushing sawing
With this technique, sawing occurs with the upper edge of the saw rail from below upwards. The
saw chain thus pushes the device backwards towards the user. If the saw rail twists, the device can
fly towards the user with great force.
If the user does not balance out the force of the saw chain pushing backwards with his or her bodily
force, there is a danger that only the tip of the saw rail will make contact with the wood and there
will thus be a rebound (î Risk of rebound! â p. 14).
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