Children throughout their development at some point act out in their role-play many situations they have seen at home, in order to be like Mummy or Daddy. What is wrong with a child having a TOY chainsaw, like Daddy, as long as he is role-playing in the appropriate way? In a rural farming community Daddy probably uses this to chop down trees or logs for their open fire or wood-burning stove. I would show concern, of course, if the child goes around pretending to chop off other children's arms and legs.
My husband enjoys woodworking as a hobby and as my son was growing up he wanted to be like Daddy so, on his birthday, he had a TOY workbench with hammers, saws, screwdrivers, and so on. If at any time he worked alongside my husband, safety issues were drummed into him constantly.
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