I look like I've been doing this my whole life. Not true.One time at my cabin, my thirdcousin once removed sliced open his leg with a chainsaw. He was maybe 18at the time, which of course at the time made him a chainsaw expert inhis mind... but not so much in practice. Plus, I am 99 percent positivehe was a little buzzed (pardon the pun), something I think 9 out of 10lumberjacks strongly disapprove of. The story does have a happy ending:He duct taped the gash, hitched a ride to nearby-ish Crosby, MN, gotstitched up and proceeded to party the night away.Asif I even needed to witness an experience like this to fear chainsaws.But alas, I did, which made using one myself even more daunting. When myboyf's aunt Barb offered to be my chainsaw guru, I couldn't pass up theopportunity. How often do you find someone to lend you their (baby)chainsaw, Kevlar chaps, work boot and face mask? Not often, unless youlive in a horror movie.Itwas indeed scary, but kind of anti-climactic.  I should probablymention that you should not do this unless you have your own Barbhelping out. And for the love, save the Jagermeister for later.Thisis the first video I've ever made, so please be kind. Editing thiseffer was almost as challenging as sawing a log in half, which is whyI'm counting it as item #3. I realize we should have held my camera the other direction... oh well, next time! Thanks to Andy Mogren for creating that kickass intro, and thanks to Barb for helping me not die.