How the Pro's sharpen a chainsaw

How to sharpen a chainsaw with a hand file. And also with an electric bench grinder. The we cover what is a raker, gullet, depth guide and tooth.

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[Jonathan-hqod]

This is a great video with Tanner (orange shirt). He really knows his stuff. Everyone else needs to stop interrupting him and just let him teach.

[ironjohn]

I will now sharpen my own blades. Thankyou for the knowledge.

[philsheridan]

I bought a Homelite Lil Red with a 14" bar to cut a large branch a storm broke off an old maple tree. When I was getting ready to pay for it, a decent guy asked me if I had a sharpening kit for it. I didn't know what he was talking about. He was a customer like me but took me back where the files were and showed me a book with kits including one for my saw. Real nice guy. I read the operators manual several times until I got the nerve to start the saw and cut the branch into 12" pieces. I haven't used it since because I knew I didn't what the hell I was doing. I'll be re-watching your site and taking notes! Thanks for the great video!

[JoeBob]

Really great video. Having several different lads just chipping in with their own preferred methods, and just chatting, covers everything really well.
Much better than some guy in a studio who spends a week writing his script to get it "perfect".

[caseymoats]

Just bought a chain sharpener and watched 20 videos and this is definitely the best one !!

[norby]

One of the better how to sharpen a chain videos I've seen. I can actually take the information and apply it to my reality and be better at the end of the day.

[derek]

I run a tree business and sharpen a lot of chains. It’s always good to see how others do the most basic chores. I think one finger Frankie should do a chainsaw safety video!!!

[mfsolutions]

Ran a saw a long while ago... this is how I did it hand held file flipping the saw to do the opposite side...as he said every tank of gas and rakers every 3 or 4 sharpening. The thickness of the chip is governed by the top of the tooth to raker. if your chips are getting thin and papery you know to lower your rakers... always use a raker file WITHOUT teeth on the sides. You can screw up your cutting teeth if you use a regular flat file that has teeth on the edge. Great video with excellent explanation so important to pass this knowledge on.

[scbane]

Won't lie, that Stihl sharpening tool has saved my life. After years of hand filing chains, bought one of the Stihl tools at Ace. So nice.

[rosewoodsteel]

Good job guys!! I have been lazy and just purchased a new chain every time one got dull. I'll wait for a nice rainy day and see how many of them I can sharpen up. That will give me more $$ for the next beer run.

[tvtomass]

I'm grateful I found this video. We've been working it out on our own and as it turns out, we've been doing everything that was explained in this video. Thank you guys for the instructions and the nomenclature refresher course.

[alexsmall]

Good demo. I learnt to hand file when I started using a chainsaw a few years ago. I still use my guides to help get the angle right. Now I can sharpen my chain better than using a local centre and to mention a lot cheaper. Retouching the chain when working makes such a difference. A sharp chain is a safe one.

[pauljenson]

The best sharpening video I've ever seen. Speaking from 40 years of experience.

[AdamA-wgko]

I'm qualified to say this was a decent sharpening video... It covered the parts of the chain and the common best practices. Good job Stanley.

[wayradbrad]

I really enjoy the repetition/monotony of chain sharpening by hand. Like reloading. It's therapeutic.

[jimpikul]

Thank you for doing this. Never knew about checking rakes on the chain. Learned a new thing today. Kudos to the gents for show us the way!

[dennisrockwell]

I like this video on the proper way to sharpen a chain saw blade, I ask a person that boasted he was all-knowing about such matters I was told I bought the wrong brand of saw! I cut a maple, small one about 4" in diameter with a dull blade, then after sharpening according to how the pros sharpen a chainsaw blade, i sailed right through a much larger maple with no problem at all. I also learned it's not the saw its the blade! I will not be buying another saw anytime soon. I already have 4 with dull blades, no more thanks to you! THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EXCELLENT VIDEO

[Dewshon-Mandick]

This was pretty interesting. I've been running saws my whole life and the one thing I've never mastered was sharpening the chain. I had no idea that the takers needed to be filed down that's probably where I have been going wrong. Keep these videos gping things like this can make a big difference for DIY people like me.

[GoferZeroSix]

I shoot and edit videos for cable network TV and that video right there was more informative and well produced than 95% of the videos that are produced with entire crews and production staff. Well done sir.

[Word]

There are two things I suggest. For Stihl saws, I have to set the depth gauges a little lower than specs to get the chains to cut like new. Another issue is that if you use the suggested depth gauge setting tool for the chain, I found that you can't set the depth gauges as low as they should be because of the curve in the saw blade. Also, to prevent blueing of the cutters when using a grinding wheel, I suggest using Kool-Grind.