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Have you ever had your saw chain go dull, then you look it over a bit, check for clogs, continue cutting and shortly the chain comes back to life? I've seen this happen in Shagbark Hickory more than any other wood. I always thought something in that course bark was touching up the chain a bit, no doubt--zero to hero.
How is it possible? What is happening mechanically when the edge comes back to life? I noticed on those old Soren Erickson-Stihl Videos that occasionally, he would come to the end of a log and buff one side of the chain or the other on the end of the log. I know a lot of the logging crowd is sore on the guy, but consider, Stihl is a major player and they chose a Scandinavian to do the job. I'd say each party there is qualified. I thought for sure he must be touching up the chain and I have experimented a bit on Oak, and it seems to help. Can dull chain buff out and start cutting again in this way? What are your thoughts?
How is it possible? What is happening mechanically when the edge comes back to life? I noticed on those old Soren Erickson-Stihl Videos that occasionally, he would come to the end of a log and buff one side of the chain or the other on the end of the log. I know a lot of the logging crowd is sore on the guy, but consider, Stihl is a major player and they chose a Scandinavian to do the job. I'd say each party there is qualified. I thought for sure he must be touching up the chain and I have experimented a bit on Oak, and it seems to help. Can dull chain buff out and start cutting again in this way? What are your thoughts?
