the westspartan
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As I filed my newish loop of WP full chisel 3/8" chain today I noticed something strange. Some of the rakers were WAY harder than others and WAY harder than the cutters. I have filed the cutters about four times now on this loop and thought it was about time to take a quick swipe at the rakers. First few were normal then the next and about 7 or 8 others in the loop were much much harder than the rest, to the point that they left big shiny grooves in my flat file. It seemed very strange to me because in the few times I have filed my cutters I have not noticed any variation in hardness. I don't have pictures but my neighbor Jason (WoodChucker81) was there and saw the file. Have any of you guys run into this situation before?