Stump Vice - are they all created equal?

[trains]

got a cheap one, works fine for holding the saw.

 

[Huskybill]

Never used one. Always touched up the chain on the stump.

 

[Del_]

All I can say is that it's nice to see a saw on here that looks like it gets used..

Thanks. It is a dirty saw, one of two of my 036's.

I almost did post the photos due to the 'used' look.

 

[Canyon Angler]

I would just braze or weld a $3 Chicom c-clamp to a railroad spike, then use a grinder to put a sharp point onto the spike.

It ain't some precision thing you need to buy from Starrett. It's a clamp you pound into a log. If it makes you feel better, you can always rattlecan it orange.

 

[EchoRomeoCharlie]

I would just braze or weld a cheapo Chicom c-clamp to a railroad spike, then use a grinder to put a sharp point onto the spike.

It ain't some precision thing you need to buy from Starrett. It's a clamp you pound into a log.

Right, that's why they're $12 on amazon...

 

[Derf]

I think this is about the most advanced stump vise I have seen.


Tecomec 10909008 Stump Chain Filing Vise from ISE https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079K3X2YL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_jTU7DbS2M2ZVD

 

[Matt93eg]

I got one that was cheap, I think Oregon made it. I have used it a handful of times.

 

[ammoaddict]

Mine is an Archer brand from eBay, $9.50. I checked my purchase history and found it. I tried it out twice, thumb screw is a little hard to tighten but it works. I didn't need it but I bought it anyway just like most of the other chainsaw crap I have.

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[Vintage Engine Repairs]

Mine is an Archer brand from eBay, $9.50. I checked my purchase history and found it. I tried it out twice, thumb screw is a little hard to tighten but it works. I didn't need it but I bought it anyway just like most of the other chainsaw crap I have.

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Haha that last sentence love it!


I think I figured out the price difference, the stihl ones are unpainted meaning that the metal used is resistant to corrosion and non ferrous. Where as the others cheaper ones are all painted to avoid corrosion probably made from cast iron and likely heavier. Being in Australia with 40c and no rain as well as not lugging it around any great distance, The cheaper option is just fine

 

[Bob Hedgecutter]

Haha that last sentence love it!


I think I figured out the price difference, the stihl ones are unpainted meaning that the metal used is resistant to corrosion and non ferrous. Where as the others cheaper ones are all painted to avoid corrosion probably made from cast iron and likely heavier. Being in Australia with 40c and no rain as well as not lugging it around any great distance, The cheaper option is just fine

If you figure you must have one- don't get one painted Aussie red dust colour.
They should all come painted bright blue or bright pink- both colours stand out well when the item in question falls off a stump, out of a box, or a pocket........

 

[holeycow]

You might as well go ahead and get a file guide too ...

 

[Canyon Angler]

You might as well go ahead and get a file guide too ...

+1

and this is where it's worth paying $5 or whatever for the Stihl file holder, because it has an angle built into the handle (at the top, where the file slides in) that helps you get the right rake angle to the teeth. I tried the Granberg and hated it. So I switched to the Stihl file handle and get great (to me) results with it.

Here's one ... it seems like maybe they don't make them anymore...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/STIHL-File-Handle-0811-490-7864-NEW-IN-PACKAGE/372408348712

 

[farmer steve]

I just take an extra saw or 2 along. First one gets dull.which it shouldn't, pick up the next saw. Keep cutting.

 

[Trail Blazer]

I think mine is a Husqvarna. I do most of my sharpening in the garage, but have used it once or twice in the field. There's not much to it, so I doubt you would notice anything different. Of course everybody here is all about weight savings as they have to hike deep into the wilderness and cut trails for lost hikers to follow, so get the lightest one you can.

In fairness to myself, I have hiked over 100km's this past summer and fall with my saws clearing blowdown from trails(and still going as recently as this past weekend). However, a stump vice just seems like extra weight so I don't own or pack one. Currently without a wood stove in my house so all my cutting is on trails right now, otherwise my saws would just collect dust instead of wood chips. Besides, hiking with a saw and fuel, files, wedges, etc. is great training weight, lol.

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

You might as well go ahead and get a file guide too ...

I use the 2 in 1 sharpener

 

[Bob Hedgecutter]

Well- if you already have the 2 in 1, feel the need for a stump vice....... you best grab yourself one of these.......

 

[holeycow]

After a while, once you've trained yourself, you can get rid of the guide and probably the vice too..

you are a carver, you know what sharp looks like.

I've never seen so many gizmos as I have since I've been on this forum. I didn't know all of these things existed. Thus, I learned to do without. I tried a couple of guides and a vice and stuff since I've been here. It felt like all of that just got in my way.

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

Well- if you already have the 2 in 1, feel the need for a stump vice....... you best grab yourself one of these.......

No image there bob? Probably just as well if you’re taking the piss lol

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

After a while, once you've trained yourself, you can get rid of the guide and probably the vice too..

you are a carver, you know what sharp looks like.

I've never seen so many gizmos as I have since I've been on this forum. I didn't know all of these things existed. Thus, I learned to do without. I tried a couple of guides and a vice and stuff since I've been here. It felt like all of that just got in my way.

Yeah I’m sure with time and just a little practise it wouldn’t be a problem. Absolutely right, I actually make and sell sharpening systems to carvers so I know what to look for it’s just getting a feel for it. The 2 in 1 just does such a nice job. After using the 2 in 1 the teeth are like kitten claws haha with zero effort.

 

[Bob Hedgecutter]

No image there bob? Probably just as well if you’re taking the piss lol

Bugger- shows up at my end? Must be a format the page does not like?
Was just a Stihl branded pocket knife- I mean if you are going for all the gizmo's you might as well have one of them?
Might even make a handy addition to the carving tool rack.