Buckingham Chainsaw Lanyard with Steel Ring

The Buckingham chainsaw lanyard with steel ring is a simple saw tether that keeps a top-handle or small rear-handle saw attached to your saddle while you work in the tree. The bungee body stretches when you reach for a cut and pulls the saw back in when you let it hang.

How it works on the climb

Most climbers clip the saw lanyard to a dedicated saw ring or side D on the saddle and attach the steel ring end to the saw's lanyard point, usually through a snap or a rated connector. When you pull the saw up to cut, the bungee stretches; when you let go, the saw hangs close to your hip instead of swinging around your legs.

The steel ring gives you a durable wear point. It does not wear through like a sewn loop on the bark-side of a saw, and it is easy to inspect. Keep the lanyard short enough that the saw cannot reach your legs or lanyard rope when it hangs.

Choosing and caring for it

Check the bungee for cuts, frayed sheath, and lost stretch, and replace it when it sags. Keep fuel and bar oil off the shock cord when you can. Browse other chainsaw lanyards if you want a hi-viz color, a coiled style, or a retractable reel.

On a typical pruning climb you might use the saw a dozen times between handsaw cuts. A good lanyard means you never have to hand the saw off or hang it on a stub, and you are not reaching down past your hip to find it. Set it up on the same side every climb so your hand goes to it without looking.

A saw lanyard is not life support and is never a tie-in point. Run your saw to the manufacturer's instructions, wear your PPE, and follow ANSI Z133 for aloft saw work.