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  2. Chainsaw - Wikipedia

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    Precursors to modern chainsaws were first used in surgery, with patents for wood chainsaws beginning in the late 19th century. A chainsaw comprises an engine, a drive mechanism, a guide bar, a cutting chain, a tensioning mechanism, and safety features. Various safety practices and working techniques are used with chainsaws.

  3. Andreas Stihl - Wikipedia

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    The following year, Stihl created the first ever chainsaw that could be operated by only one person. [7] The company continued to grow and in 1931 it became the first European company to export chainsaws to the United States and the Soviet Union. [8] Stihl has been the biggest chainsaw manufacturing company in the world since 1971. [2]

  4. Chainsaws in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Some examples include the chainsaw bayonets in the Gears of War series, the "Ripper" chainsaw-knife of the Fallout series, and the "chainswords" seen in games based on the Warhammer 40,000 franchise. Chainsaw-based weaponry can be seen in the popular Facebook game Battle Stations, where it exists as a large-scale, ship-mounted melee weapon.

  5. Claude Poulan - Wikipedia

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    The "bow guide" now allowed the chainsaw to be utilized by a single operator and quickly revolutionized the booming, post-war wood cutting industry. In 1946 Poulan Chain Saws was established in Shreveport, Louisiana where it produced chainsaws utilizing existing engines purchased from other manufacturers.

  6. Stihl - Wikipedia

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    Stihl was founded in 1926 by Andreas Stihl, an innovator in early chainsaw production. Stihl says it is the world's best-selling brand of chainsaws and the only chainsaw manufacturer to make its own saw chains and guide bars. [4] Andreas Stihl AG is a privately held company owned by the descendants of Andreas Stihl.

  7. Homelite Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Homelite Super XL 12 automatic Chainsaw. Homelite Corporation is an American power equipment manufacturer, i.e. (chainsaws, leafs blowers, trimmers), that became notable for being one of the largest post-World War II manufacturers of portable electrical generators and professional and consumer level chainsaws, as well as holding the distinction of producing the world's first one-man operated ...

  8. Joseph Buford Cox - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Buford Cox (1905 – August 10, 2002), [1] was an American inventor and businessman. He invented what is now known as the chipper type chain for chain saws.He based his design on the C-shaped jaws of the larva of the timberman beetle. [2]

  9. Two-man saw - Wikipedia

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    Two-man saws were known to the ancient Romans, but first became common in Europe in the mid-15th century. In America, crosscut saws were used as early as the mid-17th century, but felling saws only began to replace axes for felling trees in the late 19th century. [2] Some Japanese saws are used by two persons, although they are of a different ...

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