Chainsaw

A chainsaw comprising:

• a body casing;
• an electric motor provided inside the body casing;
• a guide bar provided in a front portion of the body casing, the guide bar protruding forwardly from the body casing;
• a saw chain provided around an outer periphery of the guide bar in an endlessly movable manner, the electric motor driving the saw chain along the outer periphery of the guide bar;
• a handle section configured to be gripped by a worker to support the chainsaw, the handle section comprising a handle unit integrally having a first handle and a second handle, the first handle configured to be gripped by one of a worker's hands and the second handle configured to be gripped by another of the worker's hands;
• a battery pack that is detachably provided on the body casing and that supplies power to the electric motor;
• and
• a plurality of anti-vibration members are disposed so as to surround a position of a center of gravity of the chainsaw between the body casing and the handle section when the chainsaw is viewed from a lateral direction,
• wherein:
• the handle section is provided with a manipulation unit operable to output an operating signal for operating the electric motor;
• and
• the body casing is provided with a control unit connected to a signal line for transmitting therethrough the operating signal output from the manipulation unit, the control unit being operable to control the driving of the electric motor based on the operating signal, and
• wherein the signal line connects the manipulation unit and the control unit together with slack provided in the signal line in a region between the body casing and the handle section.