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From the Vault: Invention of the Chainsaw, Part 2

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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Early Chainsaws in 18th Century Medicine

The osteo tone was an alternative to Caeserian section, which had a high mortality rate for mothers. The giggly twisted wire saw it was ultimately cheaper and avoided the two main issues with the chainsaw: breakage and the chain getting stuck in the bone. But as luck would have it, it was superseded by the giggly twistedwire saw in the late 19th century. Back to Mail Online home. Back to the page you came from.

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