"Phisherman" wrote in message
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A dull chain will burn the wood and the chainsaw will bog down. Many
hardware stores can sharpen a chain (on the saw) in a few minutes on a
machine for about $4, a good deal. I guess a Dremmel tool can sharpen
a chain, but still it would take much longer.

A chain already in good condition, but not sharp, is sharpened
by 5 to 10 strokes on each tooth (say 15 seconds per tooth)
x say 30 teeth = less than 10 min. A file and angle guide cost
about $12 and fit in your pocket so you can sharpen at lunchtime
when out in the bush (or any time you encounter dense, blunting
timber, or a tree so dangerous as to deserve a quick precise cut.)

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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)