You’re in the garden preparing logs for firewood or you’re out on job and you start to notice that your chainsaw just isn’t cutting as efficiently as it once did. The shavings produced have started to turn to sawdust and this is a big sign that your chain is ready for a sharpen. Any chainsaw is only as good as the condition of the chain – we know it sounds cliché, but it is indeed a fact that as your chain ends up dragging through the wood instead of cutting, it’s causing increased wear and tear on your chainsaw engine.
Other tell-tale signs that your chain has lost its sharpness can include, putting more pressure than usual on the wood, difficulty in achieving a precise cut, the chainsaw
