"Doug Brown" wrote in message
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well I did a quick google search and all the "top handle chainsaws" I
found
seem to be one hand only - see
http://www.shindaiwa.com/products/chain_saws/ch357.html

That certainly appears to be a two handed saw to me. The black wrap around
handle on the left is where your left hand goes and the top red handle is
where your right hand goes. One, two.

and
http://www.asktooltalk.com/home/gene...g/solo/633.htm for
examples.

Same thing. In the few web sites I've seen since this discussion started,
I've not seen any mention of one handed operation.

Look at this link - there are two saws pictured. A top loader and a
standard configuration. Both have the same wrap around handle for the left
hand.
http://www.asktooltalk.com/cgi-local...olo/index.html

It would be ridiculously unsafte to operate a chain saw with one hand. I
can't imagine any manufacturer suggesting any such thing. One only has had
to operate a chainsaw one time to realize this.

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-Mike-