Two Fine Chain Saw Sharpeners

By The Mother Earth News Editors
Published on November 1, 1981
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The Gamn' Sharpener is equipped with a carbide bur operated by a crank. It sharpens at one fixed angle, but is also easier to learn.
The Gamn' Sharpener is equipped with a carbide bur operated by a crank. It sharpens at one fixed angle, but is also easier to learn.
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The Oregon File Guide can accept any of three different file sizes and permits a range of other adjustments.
The Oregon File Guide can accept any of three different file sizes and permits a range of other adjustments.
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Either of the chain saw sharpeners profiled here can help you restore your saw's effectiveness, with a minimum of time and expense. 
Either of the chain saw sharpeners profiled here can help you restore your saw's effectiveness, with a minimum of time and expense. 
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Detail of a chain saw right hand tooth.
Detail of a chain saw right hand tooth.
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Diagram shows the parts and dimensions of a chain saw chain.
Diagram shows the parts and dimensions of a chain saw chain.

The introduction to the chapter on how to sharpen chain
saws in Barnacle Parp’s Chain SawGuide includes an anecdote about the author’s buddy–a
character called Three-Legged Muskrat–who insists on
filing his saw chains by hand. Parp concludes: “Muskrat is
a real old-fashioned expert who has worked with sharp steel

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