Well, after thinking about this guy's method for starting saws for the past few days, I think there might just be a benefit to his technique of pre-warming the bar that way! Or as they say in the EU,
the blade. A nicely warmed B&C would likely be less of a shock slicing through the most tender of tissue, compared to cold steel
Also there is obviously a need for a new product in the wood processing industry: kevlar jock chaps! I can see it now, using the OP photo to get funding for my jock chaps company on the TV show,
Shark Tank.