Yeah, and if you can do a good job with one of the filing aids (two-in-one, etc.), eventually you'll have a good eye for what a properly filed chain looks like and how the file gets it done. Then, when you're in the woods and hit a rock or a nail or whatever and need to sharpen in the field, then you'll know how to do it freehand.
There's a lot to getting it done right, but it's no mystery. It's all learnable. And it's quite satisfying to accomplish it yourself.
Ever since getting a badly done chain back, even at minimal cost, I've never been tempted to hire sharpening since.
There's a lot to getting it done right, but it's no mystery. It's all learnable. And it's quite satisfying to accomplish it yourself.
Ever since getting a badly done chain back, even at minimal cost, I've never been tempted to hire sharpening since.