Shembiner Chainsaw Hook

The Shembiner chainsaw hook is a saddle-mounted hook for hanging a top-handle chainsaw while you work. It gives the saw a fixed parking spot so your hands are free to move, tie in, or set a lanyard.

A home for the saw

Letting a top-handle saw dangle on its lanyard works, but it swings, catches on branches, and can bang into your leg. A dedicated hook holds the saw close to the saddle so it stays out of the way while you reposition or rig.

Hang the saw by its rear handle eye or lanyard ring as the hook is designed for, chain brake engaged and engine off. Keep the saw on its chainsaw lanyard too, so a bump that lifts it off the hook does not send it to the ground. Clean sawdust out of the hook so the saw seats properly.

Not for life support

Racking clips and tool hooks are made to carry gear, not people. Keep them visibly different from the connectors in your climbing system so nobody grabs one by mistake in a hurry. A different color or shape on the saddle helps, and so does keeping them on the gear loops only.

Check them now and then like any other hardware: a gate that no longer closes, a bent hook, or a cracked body means it goes in the bin. A dropped saw or handsaw can injure the ground crew, so make sure whatever hangs from the clip is secured the way the maker intends. Browse more saddle storage.