I love primitive and colonial tools like stone axe heads, bucksaws, and such—but I also love a modern chainsaw just as much. For many years, I have used chainsaws for farmwork, firewood cutting, trail ...

Do you have trouble keeping a chainsaw sharp? Lots of people do, but it doesn’t have to stay this way. This is especially true once you realize how well electric saw chain sharpeners work. I’ve relied ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Cutting wood with a dull chainsaw is inefficient and often downright dangerous. A chain with even a ...

Like any other tool in your arsenal, a chain saw must be properly and consistently maintained in order to perform effectively. Of course, you can hire a professional to sharpen your chain saw, but ...

A dull chainsaw is not only ineffective, but dangerous. You can sharpen it by hand or use specially built tools to save time and mistakes. A chainsaw can dull from lack of lubrication, applying excess ...

Autumn is the best time of year for cutting firewood in my book. The air is cool, bugs are gone and impending winter makes it easy to get excited about the need to stock up on homemade heating fuel, ...

KNOWING when to sharpen your chainsaw is one of the things you’ll learn at the VC Traders stand at Farm World. Stihl Australia sales manager Paul Borg said a professional trainer would be on the stand ...