PRECISION HISTORY:
Precision was one of the worlds first manufacturers of one-man chainsaws, dating back to 1946. They started in Montreal, Quebec, and sometime later, opened a second plant in Danbury, Connecticut. Some papers lists Rouses Point, New York, but it was a parts depot and sales office, located in this border town, the point of entry for all Precision products. Precision primararly targeted these chainsaws for the pulp wood industry, which was mainly located in eastern Canada, and the northeastern region of the United States. All Precision chainsaws were equipped with a hand operated clutch, on the earliest (1946-1948) model the clutch was activated by means of a separate control lever. From 1948 to the end of production, the throttle and clutch actions were combined together into a single, motor cycle type twist lever. Precision's business closure in the mid fifties, appears to have come about due to the companies failure to upgrade their product in the face of fast growing global competition. In fact, only a few minor upgrades were made during the entire (approx. ten year) production period. The Precision chainsaws were offered in three different types.