Sharp tools are safer tools! Great explanation on the ins and outs of properly maintaining your bar and chain sharpening. Let's all remember to honor our veterans. Have a great weekend and God bless. 👍🇺🇸
Am not in the wood industry, am a wood hack in Texas. But do have a chain saw (Husqvarna 455 Rancher - that I love). I watched this 7 times, and replayed several sections over and over; and learned so much. For me, this video was a gold mine. Great video! Thanks for posting. ❤
Y'know...for somebody who has professed he didn't like being in front of the camera, he sure does fine! Well done, Dad. I've learned more about saw chain in the past thirty minutes than I have in the previous thirty years. Thank you!
Great tips, Ken! As someone who filed saws for a living, if I was hand filing a chainsaw chain in the shop, I purchased a desk top lighted magnifying glass. It made seeing the "shiny edge" much easier to see and less eye strain. Also, I agree 1000% on the borzon wheels.
I work in a power equipment store and we get a lot of chain saws. Your video was very helpful in my line of work. Thank you for your time and sharing your knowledge.
i'm just a homeowner but do have to use my chainsaws regularly. I to use a grinder to sharpen chains but never knew about filing the rakes. Thank you for all the great tips!
This video was just what I needed! My saw had started cutting in a curve as you described. I thought it was just dull, now I know what to look for. Thanks so much for the video. I really enjoy your channel! ... Marshall in South Carolina 26:46
I've seen several of your videos and watched other people explain how to sharpen saw chains, and why and so on, and for me, this video explaining your personal experiences is the best you have done, and it is definitely the best I have seen on understanding saw chains and how to keep them and the bar of the saw in good health
Very valuable info even for seasoned Sawyers, I myself do prefer old school ways of hand filing as I've never used a grinder, I am not ambidextrous either but I found strandling saw between knees and leaning over top of saw and I have no problem filing left or right, I do stress sharpness and bar maintenance is KEY to a smooth running saw equals a safe and productive day, bar cleaning I always start from sprocket (tip) to open end of bar... but I do enjoy learning from others on other side of this glorious land of trees! Great stuff and pat on the back
Hi, very helpful video. You have touched on some problems I've ran into over the years and didn't know what was going on. I have cut my own firewood for years, but now I'm old and just buy a couple of cords each year. lol No more than I use one, it would be off to the saw shop for mine for sharpening. Thanks for the excellent video. 🙂
Haven't logged in 40 years, but this is a great tutorial. Every new logger even a new chainsaw owner should see it. I cut logs and pulp in northern Wisconsin.. Thanks
When I have a worn bar guide I go from .050 to .058, .058 to 063 gauge. It works til nose and depth are gone. Thanks for the video. A nice long tutorial. Just did firewood hauling yesterday with family, two trucks, two saws and fun day. Thanks
So....expert and highly informative. Your voiceover will surely be used to educate others in jjust how to do voiceovers. I am 80 and live in kerry, southern Ireland. I use a tophandle and a 35cc. Tophandle to hard for me to pull start so I made a kickstart. Liked how you managed your phone.
Great video and very well explained Ken. If you don't already, you could easily run chainsaw workshops, as you explain things so very well. I watch the LCLY video's regularly; very enjoyable. Best wishes. John from Scotland.
While we own two chainsaws; we do not use them much. One is really a pole saw and can be used without the pole. They are both plug in electric. We keep a new chain on hand for each. These saws are only used to prepare for a hurricane and to clean up from a hurricane. However it is interesting to know a bit about what can go wrong with a cut and what to look for on both the bar and chain. So far we have had no problems. We try to use extra caution when we do run the saws because we do not use a chainsaw often and want to be sure not to injure ourselves!! We find that for hurricane cleanup it is best to have two people and be vary deliberate! Note: The electric plug in chainsaw will work off the generator. Often we can have things cleaned up in our yard while others are trying to get the chainsaw that sat around for two years going. Most of the time they can't get it going and we end up helping them with the plug in electric. I would defiantly use a gas powered chainsaw if I used it more often: in fact I would copy Ken and get the Husqvarna 390 XP 20 inch bar. 🙂
Just a word of caution. Some of the most dangerous work in our area is “blow down jobs” = to hurricane work. Please be careful. The wood is tensioned so it is extremely dangerous…Boss Man.
Ken..u'll be a good teacher to transmet knowledge to young people. not all people have this ability to explain even if they are teacher.. your voice is perfect 👍to do the job of a teacher.
good info for the non professionals being a faller for many years out on the coast of british columbia canada. I never used the raker guide you just get used to how your saw runs and pulls after many years. I still look at how you put in your undercuts from the top different to the way we do ours we bring it up from the bottom for the birds mouth you are a good faller I have watched you cut lots stay safe out there cheers
I think you use a “humalt” cut. When we cut high quality hardwood we cut ground level so the cut has to be on the top of the back cut. The timber I am cutting happens to be lower quality so I am not as concerned….Boss Man.
Great info! Sharp tools are safe tools! I don't do this every day so I picked up a Stihl 2-N-1 filing guide for hand filing and I find it is very easy to keep the chain sharp and the rakers filed properly filed. Great tip on the borzon wheels.
This explains a lot on how my old saw was cutting a “C” in the timber, even with a new chain! Learned a lot from this video didn’t even know the bar was as important as it is.. I don’t use a chainsaw a lot so someone like me will take all the tips I can! Thanks!🙏🏻 👍🏻
Thank you Ken. You mentioned that left hand and right hand sharpening aren't typically equal. After some frustration with curved cutting , I noticed the length of tooth (from the angle mark) was substantially longer on one side than the other. As soon as I evened them back up, the cut ran straight! Also, please advise against feeling the bar edge with your fingers. After filing my bar top, I picked up a burr that irritated and I couldn't get out for months....
Very well done Ken 👍. I use a small chain saw for firewood and do my own chain maintenance. I wonder how important keeping the bar rails even to each other in height and square with the face of the bar is? I checked an old bar I had replaced and found the rails uneven across the middle of the bar. Which I believe was causing crooked cuts. Would it be reasonable to try to file the rails to become even and square with the bar face? Thanks to the veterans, you are the real deal! 🇺🇸👊🏻
Hey Em, When you cut as much as I have you learn to set the depth, rake and angle to match the wood type as in soft, hard, green or dry and match it to the saw. I have a lot of saws cuz I'm a homeowner DIY'r just trying to cut up firewood for my own use. Some of my saws have a slim chain and some are older fat chain. Some saws are stronger and some are older, some are tiny some are 36". So I make my adjustments according to the saw/ chain/ wood combo. Some of my saws are closing in on 50yrs old and some are less than 2yrs. Times have changed greatly in the world of chainsaws. But, like I said, I'm not cutting wood professionally, just getting in firewood for the winter. ben/ michigan
Excellent info! I do my chains all by hand and eyeball everything. Filing the raker is a big help for anyone who doesnt do it. I cut oak wood pretty much weekly on my property. I have like five chainsaws and got to tell you... best purchase I made this year was a battery powered chainsaw. While the quality (Greenworks Pro) isnt as good as a Stihl, i love the ease of a battery powered saw. I still have to oil it and still have to maintain the blade and chain, but its just push of a button now. No need for gasoline anymore and dont need to prime or pull to get the saw started. And I dont know why but my chains last much much longer being battery powered between sharpenings compared to gas. I now have four other chainsaws I will never use again.
Great Video - your comment on having a bucking saw and felling saw is important - quite possibly the most important comment from a production point of view.
Great video. You probably already know this......I saw the brake kleen on the table. If your cleaning the wheel with it and your brake kleen has Tetrachloroethylene and it heats up to 599F it creates a gas call Phosgene which is extremely dangerous to the lungs. A lot of companies are taking out of the can but some still use it. A blue hot tooth might reach that temperature. You did mention carb cleaner and that does not have Tetrachloroethylene . Not trying to be a know it all just trying to inform others. Hope I didn't over step.
Thank you boss man this is by far the most informative chain/bar video I have ever seen if your not being sponsored someone needs to pick up their phone awesome info
Great Video Ken very informative All the Best to You All God Bless. Remembrance Weekend here in the Uk. Veterans Day for all of you in the Us. 🇺🇸🇬🇧 They will Never be Forgotten.
@@KenBreon You’ve got the thoughts that you are trying to get across in a video, Other Important Things like Veterans Day you think about in your own Thoughts and Prayers. Take care and have a good week.
I put a new chain on rather than screw up the dull chain by attempting to sharpen it myself. Sharpening is best left someone else in my case. Great tips and useful explanations though! Thank you!
Those borite wheels clean really well with a soft art gum eraser or the new white type of art eraser. With a hand file we are cutting the side plate of the tooth back to and just through the dulled cutting corner; with the grinder, we are starting our grind such that we are just barely working through that dulled corner to the correct extent, but then we are really hacking through the side plate to the gullet area, thus the tapping method to avoid unintended heat treating. It is way easy to grind too much, but done with care there is no more wear than hand filing.
To anybody new to cutting or found this video for information on this. Personally stick to a file. What This Man is saying is true. I've had 6 older wiser wood workers, farmers, tradesmen all told me use the file & keep them dry. One guy had his file set in pouches in salt. Anywho I was young didn't listen & used grinders the chains would give fast. Keeping a extra bar on the job helps. 2 or 3 swips true. Twenty Six long minutes, I wish this channel had more logger videos. Thank u for everything this channel does peace
Thanks for the pointers on chain sharpening. I was never very successful hand sharpening so I invested in a grinder a number of years ago. In retrospect when hand filing I was probably allowing the chain to become quite dull then not filing enough to achieve a good cutting edge.
I'm encouraged and inspired that we still have youth in our country who have a family and work ethic as I have witnessed on this channel and I have learned quite a bit about sawers and logging watching. Now I'm receiving tips on something I've been doing for years, ie. Sharpening chainsaw teeth. I've picked up some good information from Guilty of Treeson and now, because of you, I have even more knowledge tools in my tool box. Thank you. I do have a question for The Boss; Ken, how long have you had that phone?😂 Seriously though, great job!
Great detailed discussion. Thank you for the information about the bar. I would love to see you recondition one but you did give me some good information to work with.
Great video, very well explained. Great tip on the bar maintenance, I will file any blurs on the side off the bar but I had never cleaned the inner groove on the bar for the oil to run along the chain. Keep up the great work, your channel is very informative about the whole process of wood processing.
You were very informative! I guess I'm too old to learn how to use a grinder. I've been using a round file for 62 years, about 4 strokes per tooth to keep my saw sharp with a couple strokes with a flat file on the drags every third sharpening assuming I didn't get in sand or dirt between the chain 'touch ups'....and I'll die still sharpening my chains that way. Thanks for the video, always something for someone to learn. The new styles of filing are much improved since I began working with a chainsaw.
Lots of good info as always! Did not know about the bar wear, now gotta go check my bar. I believe it is worn cause it is J cutting instead of straight cut. I'm only a DIYer home fire wood cutter with an electric/battery chainsaw. Fell, cut up, split over 3 cords of wood, mostly oak, this past spring. First time ever did that much. Prior would only do about a cord a year.
They make a tool for tightening groove on bar. Has a roller bearing on each side and a bolt to tighten them in, run it back and forth on bar works good. I think I got it from stahl. Other than that I sharpen same way as you do. Glad you mentioned extra strokes on your weak sharpening side.
This was so informative! I have already ordered a new bar but had I seen this I could have tried to mend it in some way. I got a good 7 years out of it, but now I know for certain what was going on👍🏼
You can go to the local hardware store, buy a chain, go to the next hardware store, give them the same chain for sharpening, and see what happens. They will charge you at least 5 dollars then grind 1/3 of your chain away. Take it to the next hardware store and repeat. After that they will tell you the chain is done. I have a Chinesium grinder and I sharpen my chains at least a dozen times before throwing out. My grinder is bolted to a workbench and next to it is an old 14inch bar bolted on the front of the bench. That is where I use the raker gauge, and flat file to keep them in order.
Excellent video! A saw is only as good as the chain. I hand file and dremel grind. When I go out to cut I bring spare chains with me. Thanks for the informative chain sharpening video and also talking about the bar maintenance which is equally as important.
my uncle had several different chain saw sharping tool setup one electric and one manual both use a clamp on guide that would secure tooth being worked very rarely did he ever free hand when Free hand filing no matter how you are no two teeth are filled exactly the same which in turn effects the cutting minor to major depends on who recently saw a new chain sharpening aid clamp on with machine grind/file that can use cordless drill/ driver all of his friends were bringing their saws and chains to him to sharpen many would carry several chains so not to loose time in the woods sharping chains he never charged for this but got back in kind when in need sometimes would ask for six pack beer 🍺 and they would sit and tell stories drink 🍺 while sharpening chains ⛓️
Hi Girls, thanks so much for very interesting videos, keep them coming. However , I have notice of late the videos seem slightly out of focus making it difficult to see details in close up shots etc. Keep the videos coming and take care.
Really good information about filing and maintaining your bars, about the rails wearing to wide , there is a tool made to close the rails,gets a little more life out of them, do you ever change the angle for different types of wood, like a more pointed tip for hardwood ,and a blounted end for softer wood, we found out that blounted for pine poplar so on you have more control over the direction of fall , pointed for hardwood when you need that little extra speed, but as you say experience is the best teacher, like you done that type of work for many many years. Love y'all's videos and just be careful out there, lots of luck.
I sharpen after every fill of gas rakers taken down after every three sharpening. check rakers by placing flat file over two teeth and make sure there is gap to the raker. Have been duing this for over 50 years. no problem.
A rule of thumb I was taught many years ago was if you can actually see the leading, cutting edge of a saw chain tooth it is dull..... on the other hand.... if you cannot actually see the cutting edge of the tooth, if it tapers to an extremally thin edge... it is sharp.
@@KenBreon you briefly touch on this at 11:45 or thereabouts in the video. You show that the cutting portion of the tooth is "shiny"..... it reflects light..... thus easily visible. It has been my experience that if a tooth is filed properly it is rather difficult to actually clearly see the sharpened leading edge of the tooth. The leading edge of the tooth has been filed so fine/thin that it does not reflect much light if any at all in sharp contrast to the tooth you were using in your demonstration where the cutting edge is clearly visible as you point out.
Sharp tools are safer tools! Great explanation on the ins and outs of properly maintaining your bar and chain sharpening. Let's all remember to honor our veterans. Have a great weekend and God bless. 👍🇺🇸
Thank you for the comment…Boss Man.
Am not in the wood industry, am a wood hack in Texas. But do have a chain saw (Husqvarna 455 Rancher - that I love). I watched this 7 times, and replayed several sections over and over; and learned so much. For me, this video was a gold mine. Great video! Thanks for posting. ❤
We have another sharpening video about a year +++ old. You may find it helpful as well. Thank you for watching…Boss Man.
I cut misquite in West Texas and I’ve been doing it for 50 years, but I’m still learning
Y'know...for somebody who has professed he didn't like being in front of the camera, he sure does fine! Well done, Dad. I've learned more about saw chain in the past thirty minutes than I have in the previous thirty years. Thank you!
Great tips, Ken! As someone who filed saws for a living, if I was hand filing a chainsaw chain in the shop, I purchased a desk top lighted magnifying glass. It made seeing the "shiny edge" much easier to see and less eye strain. Also, I agree 1000% on the borzon wheels.
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Thank you for the tip. I love to learn something new…Boss Man.
This vid was worth the time, I appreciate the fact you never waste a mans time. Thanks.
Thank you for the comment. Have a good weekend…Boss Man.
Wow,.a 26 minute video. Love it!!!!
Seemed a little long to me…Boss Man.
Love these kind of videos. So informative. Please keep them coming.
Thank you. I am glad you appreciate the video…Boss Man.
I work in a power equipment store and we get a lot of chain saws. Your video was very helpful in my line of work. Thank you for your time and sharing your knowledge.
Well explained. Be happy and keep smiling.❤❤❤
Thank you…Boss Man.
Always good listening to a pro like "The Boss' great tips.
Thank you for complex explanation, I didn't know about that bar maintenance.
I am glad you found the info helpful. Have a good weekend…Boss Man.
i'm just a homeowner but do have to use my chainsaws regularly. I to use a grinder to sharpen chains but never knew about filing the rakes. Thank you for all the great tips!
I am glad you appreciate the video. Thank you for watching…Boss Man.
This video was just what I needed! My saw had started cutting in a curve as you described. I thought it was just dull, now I know what to look for. Thanks so much for the video. I really enjoy your channel! ...
Marshall in South Carolina 26:46
I am glad you found the information helpful…Boss Man
Thank you boss, videos with you are always a highlight!
I appreciate the time you spent explaining sharpening the chain on the saw. It answers many questions I have had with my chainsaw.
I am glad it was helpful…Boss Man.
Thanks for the great info Ken! I hope you and the family have a great weekend! TTFN
We all need a break. Thank you for the comment…Boss Man.
I've seen several of your videos and watched other people explain how to sharpen saw chains, and why and so on, and for me, this video explaining your personal experiences is the best you have done, and it is definitely the best I have seen on understanding saw chains and how to keep them and the bar of the saw in good health
Wonderful video Ken. i have learnt more about my chainsaw in 25 minutes than i learnt in the previous 40 years.
Thanks for the comment. I am glad you found it informative…Boss Man.
Would have been great to have had utube back in the 60&70
Fast way to learn
Great knowledge and even better teaching ability. Your videos are priceless for beginners all the way to professional. Keep up the great job
Thank you so much for the comment…Boss Man.
Very valuable info even for seasoned Sawyers, I myself do prefer old school ways of hand filing as I've never used a grinder, I am not ambidextrous either but I found strandling saw between knees and leaning over top of saw and I have no problem filing left or right, I do stress sharpness and bar maintenance is KEY to a smooth running saw equals a safe and productive day, bar cleaning I always start from sprocket (tip) to open end of bar... but I do enjoy learning from others on other side of this glorious land of trees! Great stuff and pat on the back
Thank you for the comment. I would love to share tips someday. ..Boss Man.
If anyone wants to know, as of today I am a chainsaw expert. Thanks Boss Man, I never stop learning.
Hi, very helpful video. You have touched on some problems I've ran into over the years and didn't know what was going on. I have cut my own firewood for years, but now I'm old and just buy a couple of cords each year. lol No more than I use one, it would be off to the saw shop for mine for sharpening. Thanks for the excellent video. 🙂
Thank you. Stay safe. I am glad the video was helpful…Boss Man.
Haven't logged in 40 years, but this is a great tutorial. Every new logger even a new chainsaw owner should see it.
I cut logs and pulp in northern Wisconsin..
Thanks
Wow. Thank you. I am glad you found it helpful…Boss Man.
When I have a worn bar guide I go from .050 to .058, .058 to
063 gauge. It works til nose and depth are gone. Thanks for the video. A nice long tutorial. Just did firewood hauling yesterday with family, two trucks, two saws and fun day. Thanks
Thanks for the info…Boss Man.
Chainsaw operators,duties and responsibilities thank you boss
Man.
So....expert and highly informative. Your voiceover will surely be used to educate others in jjust how to do voiceovers. I am 80 and live in kerry, southern Ireland. I use a tophandle and a 35cc. Tophandle to hard for me to pull start so I made a kickstart. Liked how you managed your phone.
Thanks for the comment. Have a good weekend…Boss Man.
Great explanations. I love the level of detail and concise explanation. Loved it.
Thank you have a good weekend…Boss Man.
Super helpful info, thanks Bossman!
Now I know that my bar needs replacing.Cuts fine on the tip and then gets stuck through the log.Never realised that.Thanks and greetings from Wales!
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Thank you so much for watching. You bless us greatly. Enjoy the weekend…Boss Man
Very well done Video as always and a Special Thank You to all the Military Veterans! Buy your Chains by the Roll and save $$
Right now I can buy the loops cheaper. Historically I bought rolls. And yes thank you to all veterans…Boss Man.
Great video and very well explained Ken. If you don't already, you could easily run chainsaw workshops, as you explain things so very well. I watch the LCLY video's regularly; very enjoyable. Best wishes. John from Scotland.
Wow, John, thank you for the comment…Boss Man.
While we own two chainsaws; we do not use them much. One is really a pole saw and can be used without the pole. They are both plug in electric. We keep a new chain on hand for each. These saws are only used to prepare for a hurricane and to clean up from a hurricane. However it is interesting to know a bit about what can go wrong with a cut and what to look for on both the bar and chain. So far we have had no problems. We try to use extra caution when we do run the saws because we do not use a chainsaw often and want to be sure not to injure ourselves!! We find that for hurricane cleanup it is best to have two people and be vary deliberate! Note: The electric plug in chainsaw will work off the generator. Often we can have things cleaned up in our yard while others are trying to get the chainsaw that sat around for two years going. Most of the time they can't get it going and we end up helping them with the plug in electric. I would defiantly use a gas powered chainsaw if I used it more often: in fact I would copy Ken and get the Husqvarna 390 XP 20 inch bar. 🙂
Just a word of caution. Some of the most dangerous work in our area is “blow down jobs” = to hurricane work. Please be careful. The wood is tensioned so it is extremely dangerous…Boss Man.
@@KenBreon Good point!! Thank-You!!
Great info Bossman. Thank you for your time! Have a great weekend LCLY! 👍👍👍👍
Appreciate all the info! Looks like I have to pull out the saw and try out some new ideas. Y’all have a good weekend!🤙
Glad it was helpful…Boss Man.
Great job on the camera.
I, too, have a vise that fits in my receiver. Wish I found one 45 years ago back when I was working in the field.
Thank you for watching…Boss Man.
Ken..u'll be a good teacher to transmet knowledge to young people. not all people have this ability to explain even if they are teacher.. your voice is perfect 👍to do the job of a teacher.
Thank you very much for the comment. You have no idea how much I appreciate it…Boss Man.
good info for the non professionals being a faller for many years out on the coast of british columbia canada. I never used the raker guide you just get used to how your saw runs and pulls after many years. I still look at how you put in your undercuts from the top different to the way we do ours we bring it up from the bottom for the birds mouth you are a good faller I have watched you cut lots stay safe out there cheers
I think you use a “humalt” cut. When we cut high quality hardwood we cut ground level so the cut has to be on the top of the back cut. The timber I am cutting happens to be lower quality so I am not as concerned….Boss Man.
I recently bought chainsaw resistant clothes..
They were really expensive but hey at least they didn’t cost an arm and a leg.
We saw that one coming...
I am glad you saved some $$$. Have a good weekend….Boss Man.
Thanks a lot for more Information about sharpening the chains . 👍🏽👌🏽It’s also important for a safety work in the wood and treecare Arborist.
Yes it is. Thank you for the comment…Boss Man.
Great info! Sharp tools are safe tools! I don't do this every day so I picked up a Stihl 2-N-1 filing guide for hand filing and I find it is very easy to keep the chain sharp and the rakers filed properly filed. Great tip on the borzon wheels.
This explains a lot on how my old saw was cutting a “C” in the timber, even with a new chain! Learned a lot from this video didn’t even know the bar was as important as it is.. I don’t use a chainsaw a lot so someone like me will take all the tips I can! Thanks!🙏🏻 👍🏻
Thanks bossman! Lots of detail information. You could of been a shop teacher .
I do not know about that, but thank you very much for the comment…Have a good weekend…Boss Man.
Thank you Ken. You mentioned that left hand and right hand sharpening aren't typically equal. After some frustration with curved cutting , I noticed the length of tooth (from the angle mark) was substantially longer on one side than the other. As soon as I evened them back up, the cut ran straight! Also, please advise against feeling the bar edge with your fingers. After filing my bar top, I picked up a burr that irritated and I couldn't get out for months....
I have leather skin. Thank you for thinking of the other subscribers…Boss Man.
you remember that game: Rock, Paper, Scissors, Leather, Metal burr ?!@@KenBreon
Very knowledgeable !
all that makes life a lot easier and chainsaws last a lot longer too.😁👍🇨🇦
Right On. Have a good weekend…Boss Man.
Very well done Ken 👍. I use a small chain saw for firewood and do my own chain maintenance. I wonder how important keeping the bar rails even to each other in height and square with the face of the bar is? I checked an old bar I had replaced and found the rails uneven across the middle of the bar. Which I believe was causing crooked cuts. Would it be reasonable to try to file the rails to become even and square with the bar face?
Thanks to the veterans, you are the real deal! 🇺🇸👊🏻
Great job Ken. I really appreciated the points given on the importance of bar maintenance.
Hey Em, When you cut as much as I have you learn to set the depth, rake and angle to match the wood type as in soft, hard, green or dry and match it to the saw. I have a lot of saws cuz I'm a homeowner DIY'r just trying to cut up firewood for my own use. Some of my saws have a slim chain and some are older fat chain. Some saws are stronger and some are older, some are tiny some are 36". So I make my adjustments according to the saw/ chain/ wood combo. Some of my saws are closing in on 50yrs old and some are less than 2yrs. Times have changed greatly in the world of chainsaws. But, like I said, I'm not cutting wood professionally, just getting in firewood for the winter. ben/ michigan
Excellent info! I do my chains all by hand and eyeball everything. Filing the raker is a big help for anyone who doesnt do it. I cut oak wood pretty much weekly on my property. I have like five chainsaws and got to tell you... best purchase I made this year was a battery powered chainsaw. While the quality (Greenworks Pro) isnt as good as a Stihl, i love the ease of a battery powered saw. I still have to oil it and still have to maintain the blade and chain, but its just push of a button now. No need for gasoline anymore and dont need to prime or pull to get the saw started. And I dont know why but my chains last much much longer being battery powered between sharpenings compared to gas. I now have four other chainsaws I will never use again.
The best way to sharpen a chain is......let Ken do it! 😊
Great Video - your comment on having a bucking saw and felling saw is important - quite possibly the most important comment from a production point of view.
Thank you for the useful and detailed information! Always a pleasure to receive such quality information in such a clear form!
Good informative video. Thanks Ken.
Respect trust and admiration to you and your family. Thanks for sharing.
Great video. You probably already know this......I saw the brake kleen on the table. If your cleaning the wheel with it and your brake kleen has Tetrachloroethylene and it heats up to 599F it creates a gas call Phosgene which is extremely dangerous to the lungs. A lot of companies are taking out of the can but some still use it. A blue hot tooth might reach that temperature. You did mention carb cleaner and that does not have Tetrachloroethylene . Not trying to be a know it all just trying to inform others. Hope I didn't over step.
Thank you so much for the comment. I will take it into account….Boss Man.
Bossman...good job on this vid! Great explanation on how tos!!
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Mr. Greywolf thank you for all your comments. Have a good weekend…Boss Man.
@@KenBreon
You are quite welcome! Sir!
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Thank you boss man this is by far the most informative chain/bar video I have ever seen if your not being sponsored someone needs to pick up their phone awesome info
Good job, Ken... and Jade did well with the challanges of focusing. Next chain vid you might mention significance of the line on top of cutting flat.
Hey, good idea. Thank you..Boss Man.
Great Video Ken very informative
All the Best to You All God Bless.
Remembrance Weekend here in the Uk. Veterans Day for all of you in the Us. 🇺🇸🇬🇧
They will Never be Forgotten.
I did the video earlier in the week and did not think to say something….Boss Man.
@@KenBreon You’ve got the thoughts that you are trying to get across in a video, Other Important Things like Veterans Day you think about in your own Thoughts and Prayers.
Take care and have a good week.
I put a new chain on rather than screw up the dull chain by attempting to sharpen it myself. Sharpening is best left someone else in my case. Great tips and useful explanations though! Thank you!
good info.ken. thanks for the kind words on my comment last month.
Those borite wheels clean really well with a soft art gum eraser or the new white type of art eraser. With a hand file we are cutting the side plate of the tooth back to and just through the dulled cutting corner; with the grinder, we are starting our grind such that we are just barely working through that dulled corner to the correct extent, but then we are really hacking through the side plate to the gullet area, thus the tapping method to avoid unintended heat treating. It is way easy to grind too much, but done with care there is no more wear than hand filing.
To anybody new to cutting or found this video for information on this. Personally stick to a file. What This Man is saying is true. I've had 6 older wiser wood workers, farmers, tradesmen all told me use the file & keep them dry. One guy had his file set in pouches in salt. Anywho I was young didn't listen & used grinders the chains would give fast. Keeping a extra bar on the job helps. 2 or 3 swips true.
Twenty Six long minutes, I wish this channel had more logger videos. Thank u for everything this channel does peace
Thanks for the comment. Hand filing is much, much better. It is just an acquired skill…Boss Man.
Thanks for the pointers on chain sharpening. I was never very successful hand sharpening so I invested in a grinder a number of years ago. In retrospect when hand filing I was probably allowing the chain to become quite dull then not filing enough to achieve a good cutting edge.
I hope the video was helpful…Boss Man.
Thanks for the video Boss Man :) It's really helpful.
Have a good weekend…Boss Man.
My good man, where were you 50 years ago when I bought my first chain saw (a McCullough)! EXCELLENT
Thank you. I learned a lot.
I'm encouraged and inspired that we still have youth in our country who have a family and work ethic as I have witnessed on this channel and I have learned quite a bit about sawers and logging watching. Now I'm receiving tips on something I've been doing for years, ie. Sharpening chainsaw teeth. I've picked up some good information from Guilty of Treeson and now, because of you, I have even more knowledge tools in my tool box. Thank you.
I do have a question for The Boss;
Ken, how long have you had that phone?😂
Seriously though, great job!
A long time…Boss Man.
Thanks for the great information and advice! 👊
Greetings from Scotland ❤
Greetings…Boss Man.
Great video!
Отлично, Босс! Расскажи ещё о ремонте пильных цепей, когда они рвутся.👍
Thank you for the great idea. Grandpa does the repair work…Boss Man.
Thanks for this fantastic explanation will be recommending to many people well done lumber capital log yard keep up the good work
Not only an expert... a LEGEND not only the Boss a HOSS !
Thanks. I am still laughing…Boss Man.
Great info ! awesome channel , we just did the tree harvesting an land clearing for development an sold Firewood .
peace an blessings craig
Thank you for the comment…Boss Man.
Great detailed discussion. Thank you for the information about the bar. I would love to see you recondition one but you did give me some good information to work with.
Thank you for the comment. I am glad it was helpful…Boss Man.
Great video, very well explained. Great tip on the bar maintenance, I will file any blurs on the side off the bar but I had never cleaned the inner groove on the bar for the oil to run along the chain.
Keep up the great work, your channel is very informative about the whole process of wood processing.
You were very informative!
I guess I'm too old to learn how to use a grinder. I've been using a round file for 62 years, about 4 strokes per tooth to keep my saw sharp with a couple strokes with a flat file on the drags every third sharpening assuming I didn't get in sand or dirt between the chain 'touch ups'....and I'll die still sharpening my chains that way.
Thanks for the video, always something for someone to learn. The new styles of filing are much improved since I began working with a chainsaw.
I always hand file my saw chains…Boss Man.
@@KenBreon...a good man!
Lots of good info as always! Did not know about the bar wear, now gotta go check my bar. I believe it is worn cause it is J cutting instead of straight cut. I'm only a DIYer home fire wood cutter with an electric/battery chainsaw. Fell, cut up, split over 3 cords of wood, mostly oak, this past spring. First time ever did that much. Prior would only do about a cord a year.
I wear out a bar in about every 5-7 chains and it is generally not worth re-dressing. Thank you for the comment…Boss Man.
They make a tool for tightening groove on bar. Has a roller bearing on each side and a bolt to tighten them in, run it back and forth on bar works good. I think I got it from stahl. Other than that I sharpen same way as you do. Glad you mentioned extra strokes on your weak sharpening side.
I have never had good success with the bar tool. I have had several and gave up on them…Boss Man.
Lot of good common Sense information appreciate you
really like your channel your Dad is owsome one hard working man and bows logs and lumber
This was so informative! I have already ordered a new bar but had I seen this I could have tried to mend it in some way. I got a good 7 years out of it, but now I know for certain what was going on👍🏼
I alway prefer a new bar…Boss Man.
You can go to the local hardware store, buy a chain, go to the next hardware store, give them the same chain for sharpening, and see what happens. They will charge you at least 5 dollars then grind 1/3 of your chain away. Take it to the next hardware store and repeat. After that they will tell you the chain is done. I have a Chinesium grinder and I sharpen my chains at least a dozen times before throwing out. My grinder is bolted to a workbench and next to it is an old 14inch bar bolted on the front of the bench. That is where I use the raker gauge, and flat file to keep them in order.
Excellent video! A saw is only as good as the chain. I hand file and dremel grind. When I go out to cut I bring spare chains with me. Thanks for the informative chain sharpening video and also talking about the bar maintenance which is equally as important.
my uncle had several different chain saw sharping tool setup one electric and one manual
both use a clamp on guide that would secure tooth being worked very rarely did he ever free hand when Free hand filing no matter how you are no two teeth are filled exactly the same which in turn effects the cutting minor to major depends on who
recently saw a new chain sharpening aid clamp on with machine grind/file that can use cordless drill/ driver
all of his friends were bringing their saws and chains to him to sharpen many would carry several chains so not to loose time in the woods sharping chains
he never charged for this but got back in kind when in need
sometimes would ask for six pack beer 🍺 and they would sit and tell stories drink 🍺 while sharpening chains ⛓️
I would love to meet him. Thank you for the comment…Boss Man.
Hi Girls, thanks so much for very interesting videos, keep them coming. However , I have notice of late the videos seem slightly out of focus making it difficult to see details in close up shots etc. Keep the videos coming and take care.
Nicely done very informative Have a wonderful day everyone (put your youtube sign up in the shop)
Good idea. Thank you. Boss Man.
Thanks for sharing this video it will help me with my sharpening service God Bless you and your family thanks for again
Very informative, Much appreciated. Just had a problem with a saw cutting a curve at the end of the cut.
Thank you I am glad you found it informative…Boss Man.
Good info, well explained!
Thank you…Boss Man.
Nothing like a sharp chain on your saw !!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge! I personally hand file. Thankfully, it's only once in a while when trees or branches fall.
I hand file my saws…Boss Man.
Wow 161 thousand subscribers outstanding to the whole family
Very informative. Thank you for taking the time.
Excellent video, thanks
Learned so much thank you! Thank you for taking the time to explain this!
We have another sharpening video about a year +++ old. It may be helpful as well. Thank you for the comment…Boss Man.
GREAT TALK I INJOYED IT
Thank you for the comment..Boss Man.
Really good information about filing and maintaining your bars, about the rails wearing to wide , there is a tool made to close the rails,gets a little more life out of them, do you ever change the angle for different types of wood, like a more pointed tip for hardwood ,and a blounted end for softer wood, we found out that blounted for pine poplar so on you have more control over the direction of fall , pointed for hardwood when you need that little extra speed, but as you say experience is the best teacher, like you done that type of work for many many years. Love y'all's videos and just be careful out there, lots of luck.
I use standard semi chisel chain without changing angles for all wood. I personally do not like the rail tensioner I have owned…Boss Man.
I sharpen after every fill of gas rakers taken down after every three sharpening. check rakers by placing flat file over two teeth and make sure there is gap to the raker. Have been duing this for over 50 years. no problem.
Thanks for the great content about sharpening . Sharp chains and well maintained equipment save time and money
Yes in deed. Thank you for the comment…Boss Man.
A rule of thumb I was taught many years ago was if you can actually see the leading, cutting edge of a saw chain tooth it is dull..... on the other hand.... if you cannot actually see the cutting edge of the tooth, if it tapers to an extremally thin edge... it is sharp.
I need a visual example of what you mean. It may be valuable info to pass on. Thank you…Boss Man.
@@KenBreon you briefly touch on this at 11:45 or thereabouts in the video. You show that the cutting portion of the tooth is "shiny"..... it reflects light..... thus easily visible. It has been my experience that if a tooth is filed properly it is rather difficult to actually clearly see the sharpened leading edge of the tooth. The leading edge of the tooth has been filed so fine/thin that it does not reflect much light if any at all in sharp contrast to the tooth you were using in your demonstration where the cutting edge is clearly visible as you point out.