And the good news is there is a lot of square file chain now on the market for 3/8" chain. Buckin Billy has a vid on using his square file Simington and the closeups of his finished cutters scream, "I'm gonna rip your wood apart!" I don't know of anybody on a pro level that once switched to square file and got the sharpening part correct, ever went back to round file. The saws cut through them like butter people bail on square file chain because they don't sharpen it correctly.
I had 120 acres of woods on my farm and my saws had ample workouts in Black walnut and various Oaks. When I moved back to MO after a long stint in the PNW I only had saws setup with. However, it's not exclusively a PNW softwood chain either. It only gets dull quickly with wood that's embedded in clay, dirt and rock. I don't wanna get into the usual battle of the chain's shortcomings. The naysayers on this kind of chain are legion. I'd love to have the Simington square file grinder for $1,000+ but realizing that won't be a reality, I'll stay with the Granberg. Mostly on an old Granberg Fie-n-Joint chisel jig. So you burn a few files.I have been square filing chisel chain since the 70's. You can buy a lot of files for the price of a Silvey Pro Sharp. There's an hour and a half of my life I'll never get back!ĥ. Another one of those was a 32" full comp loop. The last square file got 4 or more done, and one was converting round filed to square filed (that's a lot of filing). I usually get a 3-4 chains out of a round file. I think I get as many or more chains out of a square file than I do a round file. Since I am not proficient yet, I find myself filing more because I'm chasing a high or low corner, or bad angles. A round file can be rotated, so you have more filing surface available to wear down.ģ. When square filing, you use the same part of the file every time, all the time. Judging by your sig, that's what you use.Ģ. I thought I was wearing my square files out quick too, but got thinking about a few things then I quit worrying about it:ġ. I've heard Vallorbe are OK too, but I've never seen them available.
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