I was a cutter for almost 30 years for logging companies. Even used a McCullough 125 in the early years. This guys for real. That's how you're supposed to do it. When you're out there in the woods and it depends on how much you cut, you learn things to be more productive because your family's lives depend on your abilities. This man is doing what every professional has done since I started cutting. My Father did it before me too. The same way he's doing it.
One million views and damn do you deserve it billy this video is gold. I’ve watched it 5 times and now showing my employees while we’re on lunch break. I own a tree company and your videos helped me more then anything else. Thank you brother and god bless
enjoyed the video!! My Dad was a logger all his life. He started at age 13 and stopped at age 82. The video brought back memories of watching him file his chainsaw. I remember he had a Stihl 090 model with a 5ft bar for the big trees. He had two circular sawmills and he sharpened them by hand as well. He was a wood man !!
73 YEARS OLD.JUST FOUND YOUR CHANNELLFOUND OUT I DIDNT KNOW DIDDLYABOUT SHARPINGA CHAIN;Thank very much,by thw e way 45 years sober;keep up the good work
Billy, been cutting since 1977 and love the wood heat, but I have always struggled with the sharpening. What I have learned from you over the last couple of days I can't thank you enough. Be aware that you have truly made a difference for me. Your video of that chain with all the different size teeth just blows my mind. Folks, what Billy has taught me is that if each raker is in proper depth to "each" tooth, then there will be different size rakers, but the saw will cut perfectly straight. I had always used the depth gauge that lays across a bunch of teeth, instead of the one that lays on top of the tooth and goes down to the bottom of the tooth in front of it. Plus when the raker is filed, since the gauge is at an angle, the front of the raker gets filed at the same time it is lowered so there is no need to round it. Amazing stuff here Billy, you are the chain dentist. Plus I learned about the point and the gullet of each tooth, and how to do it free hand. Just blowing my mind, if only I had known this 43 years ago. Thank you Billy, thank you, thank you, thank you. I just now tonight bought the depth gauge. Have any tricks for human teeth?
Dude, after 12 years as an amateur sawyer I finally got it. You achieved in one video what countless hours of practice and study had yet to achieve. I can now ditch the guides and that stupid grinder I bought from Harbor Freight. Thank you, sir. Today I became a man.
In a bunch of his videos he says he hits the back of the racker on the back stroke. Seems to be against the saw filing technique if ya know what I mean lol.
@@andrewlafogg4041 i know what you mean but it doesnt do any harm. The file only lightly touches the raker and neither the raker or file are affected. It keeps the file in the slot and lets you immediately have it in place for the next stroke. Lifting it out would be unnecessarily tedious. 😁
Dude you are such an inspiration. Thanks for the helpful video. I just got my first saw a few months ago and I’ve been addicted to your videos. You have such a positive attitude and such a great outlook on things that sometimes I just watch a video for a pick me up. Keep on keeping on. You’re making a difference in people’s lives beyond cutting and sawing.
I can never watch these Chain Sharpening Videos enough. There is always something I missed from the other times I watched. Thank you for making so many Videos,and Get the Gullet.
Great video. I miss cutting firewood every year, from dropping trees and splitting it by hand an even stacking it all. But I lost the ability to walk and most days to even stand up. I truly miss them good ole days. Brings back those great old memories watching this video, thank you so much. At least I can still teach others the proper way of doing things with a saw like you are doing.
Buckin, I remember a little while ago you mentioned doing jobs and giving back just for the spirit of giving. You are dead on, my friend. My wife and I cut and split a big windfall oak on our property last night. This morning I loaded it up and took it to a friend in need of wood to keep his family warm. Completely unexpected, but greatly appreciated. Man, it feels GOOD. Be blessed friends. Love one another.
A lad that was a couple of years behind me at school lost his wife to cancer last year .well iv been tinkering with the idea of knocking on his door some day and asking him if he has some electrical jobs needs doing .im a electrician by trade .i might just do that .
That was a whole lot of fun. You got a great personality. I was just watching to get another perspective on sharpening and ended up with a renewed vigor for life. Thanks to you.
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I have tried so many different guides and watched many different videos, been burning fire wood for over forty years. Your video and the simple explanation is what I have been looking for. Did it this afternoon , what a difference. Thanks so much!!!
Thank you so much for doing what you do.Iam 73,friend of bill w for 45 years I have watched so many of you videos my wife realized i wasnt watching when say "here it comes".i had to take down a 75 ft white oak in my back yard and found right quick i didnt know squat about sharping a chainsaw..you showed me the way.have a Husqvarna 61 and aqured a Husqvarna 395xp. "what a saw".i also have and old cs525:clinton just as a show piece."needs a drive belt.Once again thanks so much for being on yourube.
Thanks, coworker gave me a saw he couldn't get running. It just needed carb cleaning, but when I started cutting it would just make a fine dust. Thanks for the sharpening tutorial, now it cuts great!
THE best chain sharpening video I've ever seen, with some helpful life advice thrown in for good measure. This dude is the manliest man who ever manned!
Respect and gratitude from Texas for sharing your knowledge. Pulled a 27 year old chainsaw off the top garage shelf. Hadn’t run in 25 years. It’s not the best saw but never had use for something on a pro level. Went through the carb and she fired up. Why spend money for something new and shiny when a classic will do the job. Quickly realized the chain needed sharpening. Having run across your videos before, I knew exactly where to go for no nonsense straight forward info....Buckin’ Billy...Thank you.
Just a Hillbilly from Kentucky here.. I have been using the 13/64 on my 3/8 chain cause that's what I was told to use but was reading the manual last night and it says to use a 7/32 file but the kicker is it tells me to angle my file 10 degrees in an upward motion and even though I haven't tried it I can already say that's not going to feel like a natural motion due to cutting into the strap of the chain and here I find the only video on UA-cam so far I've watched that explains it all. Getting my saw out today and trying that 7/32 file, thanks Bucking Billy for the helpful information. Your the man!!
Great video, my last McCulloch, 25 years ago was a 5-49 : steel cable for a starter rope with a rotating carburetor. Lost but not forgotten. It was an experience to hear it run and cut that stays with you. The vexation of sharpening a saw for amateurs like me was gadgets. Always thinking I needed more than a file. Nothing beats you down like self doubt. It prevents you from so many experiences. You saying just get in there and get after it is some great advice. Love your channel.
I'm sitting here watching you sharpen that chain, I look behind me and you have not only me watching you have my wife and daughter watching you sharpen a chain too lol. That says a lot about the video right there.
Love your knowledge and dig in attitude. Your teaching people the art of having a feel for their work. Feel the file cutting, watch the upper edge of the tooth produce a sliver, watch the gullet. Great work teacher.😎 Thanks, Sid
I’ve been using a chainsaw for 20 years for my firewood. It never occurred to me to put the saw in a vise to sharpen the chain. Thanks Billy. Love the videos!😎
I have to say I spent the 30 something minutes watching this video . after watching multiple videos from others on how to sharpen the chain. I finally got what I needed from your video to make my chain sharp and cut like brand new again. thank you for the time you put in this video. it definitely helped at least one person!
I only ever use the one hand to file. I also preffer to run a saw I sharpened myself. I hate cutting wood with most people because once they see me file they always want me to sharpen/straighten there chains up, usually it takes more than a time or two because they are beat or at weird angles and what not. Thanks for the videos!!!
Great vid Buckin’! Just ordered a 7/32 file and can’t wait to clean up a few chains. Storms rolled through today and I was able to help a few neighbors with downed trees and limbs. Thanks for all the encouraging words!!
THANK YOU! That was amazing Mr. Smith! I've watched many a video, read many an instruction manual, and tried many a time to figure out what you have been referring too ( the boat, get the gullet, the "C", etc.) This showed all of that and then some! I greatly appreciate this good sir. Thank you again!!
I'm an August Hunicke fan and only this year discovered Billy's videos. Watched a few occasionally and not in any particular order. I was looking for info on the Timberline sharpener when I stumbled across this video today. Though old-school in technique, I watched the whole thing and decided to put Billy too on my regular watch list. Excellent camera work, narration, and editing. Very satisfying. PS: Not sure about needing that Timberline anymore (except maybe to use on 1/4" chain). Going to take a look at McCulloch's product lineup too.
That's what you call an impact statement. It's powerful and he knows it. It's like his church when he opens those doors. There's a memorable movie clip in that type of footage.
Just bought two new files and followed your hand filing technique. Took down the rakers and gave it a test run. Cuts Like a champ. I think my file guide will finally be retired. Thanks for your help. Keep up the great work.
Thank you again. I studied guitar when young. I was blessed to be around very accomplished musicians. The truly great ones rarely had attitudes. They always encouraged learning and “if taking golf lessons.......learn from someone who’d played the PGA”, so as to limit the busy work and the irrelevant. Thank you for sharing your real life experience.
Went from learning how to sharpen an Axe. To sharpening chainsaws. Feel like I got my own teacher who’s happy to teach me everything he knows. So very cool and thanks for passing on these earned lessons. I know I didn’t have a clue. Now I have a little little clue. Lol. Thank you bucking.
Yep, this guy is the real deal. I followed my grandpa and my dad around in the Oregon woods from the late 60s and this is how they filed. I still file this way at a relatively young 60 years.
I tried many times to learn how to do this. Your video is perfect, I finally learned all about it from your video. And I too ended new with a renewed vigor for life! Thanks to you. Thank you Buckin'
Just picked up a Power Mac 145 yesterday, came back to this video to brush up on my sharpening skills so I can get that little old saw back to work around the yard. Thanks for another great video, as always Buckin! 😊
I lent one of my saws to my brother,it had a brand new out of the box chain,when I got it back every edge was rolled like that.This method got it back to where it should be!
Billy thank you for teaching me how to file a saw chain .I finally got it, this video did it for me .I will get much better now with the tips thank you .
Truly an amazing video. The dig and then let off (Something that I had guessed at before) was exactly what I needed to take my sharpening to the next level. Thank you so much Buckin'. If your videos have helped anyone it is I. Lots of love friend.
I’m new here, needed some help hand filing my old chainsaw and now it cuts like a dream! This guy is the real Mac of the chainsaw world! Keep up the good work!
Thank you Buckin’! Your videos take the mystery out of the regular instructional lectures. Simple, easy to feel methods and my chain has never been sharper!
What a quality video! I've been watching for a few months now and really enjoy all your videos but this one really drilled down on the "edutainment". Great job Buckin!
I'm embarrassed to say I just bought my first chainsaw at age 45, I'm finally a real Canadian. But seriously. Billy I'm glad I came across this info, super helpful.
I'm 47 ...have called myself sharpening a saw.....i was rong.....thank you for the video.....when I seen your building full of saws I new you were the man.....i watch ur videos all the time love your personality and thank you for showing how to do it right
Finally, chain sharpening from someone who makes it happen without all the un-necessary gismos, but with great camera angles, close-ups, and without annoying background music.
I dont even understand why people try to find faster ways to sharpen theyr chains for example: rotary tools , that freakin tool where u attach it to the tip of the blade ( i dont even know its name , its disaster! ) , electric chainsaw grinder, and so on. I always get back to this video to refresh my memory. I don't understand why people run away from hand filing the chain when its really good and easy with proper technique and ofc practice , ive practiced on old chains watching this videos from exact this guy and now i wouldn’t change a hand file for even the best tool in the world! I get goosebumbs when watching his videos regarding sharpening the chain. Cheers!
I was watching thinking, he's not doing "the boat" anymore... and then there it was. :) I love these videos. Buckin's motivational speaking for people who don't wear suits.
My first season sharpen chain. Getting better. Technique coming along using file. Watching alot of your videos. I understand how to sharpen chain. I need to improve at keeping my angles right. Getting better chain lasting longer than full tank of gas. I have watched a lot of youtube videos. Understand your videos most how to sharpen chains still learning. Great cheers.
I was cutting a post out of the ground. I dug out around the post with a shovel. As the chain touched the treated post I thought myself, "If I touch that Mississippi red dirt clay sand crap, my chain is screwed." As the saw was cutting the 4x4 post it touched the red dirt the saw stopped cutting the wood. It was instantly dulled. Thanks for the saw sharpening advice.
I feel like factory/consumer instruction say to sharpen on an angle & with the smaller file, so you lose your gullet after a sharpen or two. That means you gotta buy another chain...😏👌 Sly buggers! When you explained the gullet over time, it changed my filing for the better & it all made a bit more sense. I appreciate you for that....so THANK YOU👋😂 Hope 2020 treats you & yours right! STAY SAFE
Hey Billy lm 74 yrs old still love watching you get the most out of the tent God has given you it's been quite a few years now boy it's been a great journey since day one.All your how to videos simple easy to understand gives even the layman an extra edge .like all those experiments with the mufflers love what your doing all around.Got any tubers watching yet .LOL. Growth is good .Its your Barometer buddy ttys Cliff
I just get a kick out of watching you get excited about filing a chainsaw, it’s contagious my friend. I have learned something. Be kind, and don’t take to heart the nah sayers. Peace. Love.
Hey Buchan it’s Will I’m happy that you’re doing this video I am just getting into cutting and splitting wood and I was wondering how to sharpen my saw all right I’m very happy that you made this video keep it up happy new year and god bless
I’ve been watching your videos for years and I need to say Thank You! Never thought I could sharpen a chain better than a Stihl chain fresh out of the box…I was WRONG! I purchased files for my various chains and I’m impressing myself with how all the saws cut. So thanks again for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you for your videos. I am a 68 year old lady and I appreciate your compassion and also that you don't just address guys. I have a little 14 inch battery chainsaw that I need to sharpen and now I am ready to do this. Thanks again friend!
By watching you on the latest season of Ax Men you taught me 4 things about cutting trees that I had never done before. So I took it upon myself to try them out. I Chop cutted a tree like you guys did. Then I climbed a tree with my chainsaw on a rope and cut the top out of it and went down 3 to 4 feet at a time. As I would cut the tree off I would push it away with my other hand. I was like wow both of those 2 things I seen you all do really work. The other 2 things using the 7/32nds file on my big Stihl chainsaw and a 3/16th file on my little Echo and little Stihl chainsaws. I also throw a weighted rope around trees I need to pull towards a certain way to miss a building etc. I always cut by myself and you guys really helped me overcome the fear of using a chainsaw......THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH!!!!!
Wish i would have never let my McCullough go. But I just learned what I've been doing wrong. My chains allways cut ok, but it seemed they were working too hard. Thks Ray, you're the CHAIN WHISPERER !
This video was so very helpful. I am a journeyman carpenter and love to work wood but really had no idea how to file a chainsaw fast and correctly. The rake gauge is next level. Thank you so very much. You attitude and mannerism is pure gold. Harrison Arkansas. I love to cut wood too.
Just watched this video last night and wanted to test it at work, our vice doesn’t sit quite level on the front of the bucket truck. I scotched the saw up with a chunk of wood to get it level and used this technique and let me tell ya, SHE CUTS EH? Thanks a whole lot, just saved buying a lot of chains!
*“Why are ya draggin’ yer file back! Haha, no I ain’t!”* 😆. I loved that laugh! You’re having a lot of fun in the video I can tell ☺️ *”Look at it. Freaking sharpolios!”* In all seriousness: you are indeed very skilled at this, and made it much simpler than I ever thought it to be! I’ve done the double angle and it’s very challenging. I dreaded sharpening it because I couldn’t get it sharp, in spite of a sharpening guide! Now I’m excited! 🙂
Great video Billy. I tried to sharpen my chain and just got dust, not chips. A huge limb fell down this week and you’re helping a novice out. Thanks again!!!
Awesomeness!! Thanks buckin, really help with my filing. My grandpa and father tought me back 30 years ago (14 years old) how to file. I have gotten away from the timber years ago and now getting back to it again. There's no better feeling and peace it brings to me, hope it does the same for my boy.. Really needed this refresher course lol. Keep those videos rolling and God bless my friend!
It's true. When I sharpen my chain the way Buckin' teaches, my powersaw cuts faster, easier, better. If I keep practicing, maybe I'll start to get it every time.
Antonio Arellano Exactly! That's what all the nay sayers are missing. He's using the "tickle" of the back stroke to set up his next power stroke. He's NOT trying to cut on the back stroke. The back stroke is keeping him aligned. While he's filing, he's on autopilot, guided by his ears. Takes a while filing chains with damage, but all of a sudden, you're "in the groove" while filing. Your fingers and ears tell you there's a problem long before you see it. I just wish he'd shared more of his knowledge about raker height vs tooth angle. Your teeth can be dead sharp, but if your rakers are wrong, the chain cuts lousy.
I was a cutter for almost 30 years for logging companies. Even used a McCullough 125 in the early years. This guys for real. That's how you're supposed to do it. When you're out there in the woods and it depends on how much you cut, you learn things to be more productive because your family's lives depend on your abilities. This man is doing what every professional has done since I started cutting. My Father did it before me too. The same way he's doing it.
I do my chains like Billy and they're scary sharp.
When it’s sounding like a donkey you got it ,hee haw !
If he's carrying an axe, do not stand behind him !
But with less tatoos.
Good info I watched your short on boot s with ccr playing loved it 👍👍👍👍😎
I will sharpen my chainsaw the way the guy with 400 chainsaws has taught me :) thanks
OMG this poor guy only has 400 chain saws oh whyyyyyyy.😲🤔😃😮
I’d do the yellow ones first then the orange ones lol
@@rickl7024 omg the yellow ones first really lol.
Meaning - 400 different ways?
@@donnysath9084 he's actually got (what looks like) 400 saws ha ha,..he he..🙃
72 years old and still cutting my fire wood. An old dog just learned a new trick. Thanks
yep..73 and still going..3 to 5 cords a yr.no help either
@@chapmaker46 I'm 65 and still getting my own wood. But I have a Plus, my youngest son is the muscle now. I just do the cutting and sharpening.
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34 and bought a bag of split wood whilst leaving Walmart
My dad is 54 and he watches these videos to learn new things 🤷♂️ new tricks are for everyone if you're willing to learn
One million views and damn do you deserve it billy this video is gold. I’ve watched it 5 times and now showing my employees while we’re on lunch break. I own a tree company and your videos helped me more then anything else. Thank you brother and god bless
enjoyed the video!! My Dad was a logger all his life. He started at age 13 and stopped at age 82. The video brought back memories of watching him file his chainsaw. I remember he had a Stihl 090 model with a 5ft bar for the big trees. He had two circular sawmills and he sharpened them by hand as well. He was a wood man !!
73 YEARS OLD.JUST FOUND YOUR CHANNELLFOUND OUT I DIDNT KNOW DIDDLYABOUT SHARPINGA CHAIN;Thank very much,by thw
e way 45 years sober;keep up the good work
Billy, been cutting since 1977 and love the wood heat, but I have always struggled with the sharpening. What I have learned from you over the last couple of days I can't thank you enough. Be aware that you have truly made a difference for me. Your video of that chain with all the different size teeth just blows my mind. Folks, what Billy has taught me is that if each raker is in proper depth to "each" tooth, then there will be different size rakers, but the saw will cut perfectly straight. I had always used the depth gauge that lays across a bunch of teeth, instead of the one that lays on top of the tooth and goes down to the bottom of the tooth in front of it. Plus when the raker is filed, since the gauge is at an angle, the front of the raker gets filed at the same time it is lowered so there is no need to round it. Amazing stuff here Billy, you are the chain dentist. Plus I learned about the point and the gullet of each tooth, and how to do it free hand. Just blowing my mind, if only I had known this 43 years ago. Thank you Billy, thank you, thank you, thank you. I just now tonight bought the depth gauge. Have any tricks for human teeth?
Good stuff for sure
But do not use those file on your own teeth 🤣
Dude, after 12 years as an amateur sawyer I finally got it. You achieved in one video what countless hours of practice and study had yet to achieve. I can now ditch the guides and that stupid grinder I bought from Harbor Freight. Thank you, sir. Today I became a man.
Welcome to the club! Buckin' billy is a great teacher...
Gotta love UA-cam. I’m learning all this stuff on my first year of tree work
Amen!
Been a tree man for 37 years.
This guy is teaching you right.
All except dragging the file back in the cut, this guy seems to know what he's doing!
@@trevors8577 yep
But i do the same... time
In a bunch of his videos he says he hits the back of the racker on the back stroke. Seems to be against the saw filing technique if ya know what I mean lol.
@@andrewlafogg4041 i know what you mean but it doesnt do any harm. The file only lightly touches the raker and neither the raker or file are affected. It keeps the file in the slot and lets you immediately have it in place for the next stroke. Lifting it out would be unnecessarily tedious. 😁
Dude you are such an inspiration. Thanks for the helpful video. I just got my first saw a few months ago and I’ve been addicted to your videos. You have such a positive attitude and such a great outlook on things that sometimes I just watch a video for a pick me up. Keep on keeping on. You’re making a difference in people’s lives beyond cutting and sawing.
I can never watch these Chain Sharpening Videos enough. There is always something I missed from the other times I watched. Thank you for making so many Videos,and Get the Gullet.
Great video. I miss cutting firewood every year, from dropping trees and splitting it by hand an even stacking it all. But I lost the ability to walk and most days to even stand up. I truly miss them good ole days. Brings back those great old memories watching this video, thank you so much. At least I can still teach others the proper way of doing things with a saw like you are doing.
Buckin, I remember a little while ago you mentioned doing jobs and giving back just for the spirit of giving. You are dead on, my friend. My wife and I cut and split a big windfall oak on our property last night. This morning I loaded it up and took it to a friend in need of wood to keep his family warm. Completely unexpected, but greatly appreciated. Man, it feels GOOD. Be blessed friends. Love one another.
you can search yer whole life and you will never find that feelin' any where , the gift of givin'. its how its spose ta b.. love ya buddy
That’s the 3rd way wood can warm you, when you cut it, when you burn it, and when you give it to someone in need.
A lad that was a couple of years behind me at school lost his wife to cancer last year .well iv been tinkering with the idea of knocking on his door some day and asking him if he has some electrical jobs needs doing .im a electrician by trade .i might just do that .
Acts chapter 20:35 and James 1:27
@@pfmurphy525 i did it .i dropped a scoop full of logs over today .
It feels good .
That was a whole lot of fun. You got a great personality. I was just watching to get another perspective on sharpening and ended up with a renewed vigor for life. Thanks to you.
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I have tried so many different guides and watched many different videos, been burning fire wood for over forty years. Your video and the simple explanation is what I have been looking for. Did it this afternoon , what a difference. Thanks so much!!!
Thank you so much for doing what you do.Iam 73,friend of bill w for 45 years I have watched so many of you videos my wife realized i wasnt watching when say "here it comes".i had to take down a 75 ft white oak in my back yard and found right quick i didnt know squat about sharping a chainsaw..you showed me the way.have a Husqvarna 61 and aqured a Husqvarna 395xp. "what a saw".i also have and old cs525:clinton just as a show piece."needs a drive belt.Once again thanks so much for being on yourube.
Thanks, coworker gave me a saw he couldn't get running. It just needed carb cleaning, but when I started cutting it would just make a fine dust. Thanks for the sharpening tutorial, now it cuts great!
THE best chain sharpening video I've ever seen, with some helpful life advice thrown in for good measure. This dude is the manliest man who ever manned!
Learned this exact way of filling from a north Maine logger , and my production went up 100% . Great video .. Thank You , Tom from Colorado.
Came to UA-cam looking for a quick tutorial on sharpening and now I’ve found hours and hours of videos I want to watch from Billy Ray!
That Chainsaw shack is like Superman’s fortress of solitude !
Thanks for sharing up close and with perfect detail.
I have Stihl files. What brand of 7/32 file do you use, if you wanna share.
It reminds me of a guitar center... Only with chainsaws
I use the STIHL files also ... 13/64th for 3/8 .050 ... I found the ones that have Germany on the top work the best
You can soak your files in vinegar overbite too to make em last ... the reaction etched the cutting edge of the files
People this wonderful friend we have here is the real deal. Thank you Billy.
Respect and gratitude from Texas for sharing your knowledge. Pulled a 27 year old chainsaw off the top garage shelf. Hadn’t run in 25 years. It’s not the best saw but never had use for something on a pro level. Went through the carb and she fired up. Why spend money for something new and shiny when a classic will do the job. Quickly realized the chain needed sharpening. Having run across your videos before, I knew exactly where to go for no nonsense straight forward info....Buckin’ Billy...Thank you.
Just a Hillbilly from Kentucky here.. I have been using the 13/64 on my 3/8 chain cause that's what I was told to use but was reading the manual last night and it says to use a 7/32 file but the kicker is it tells me to angle my file 10 degrees in an upward motion and even though I haven't tried it I can already say that's not going to feel like a natural motion due to cutting into the strap of the chain and here I find the only video on UA-cam so far I've watched that explains it all. Getting my saw out today and trying that 7/32 file, thanks Bucking Billy for the helpful information. Your the man!!
Great video, my last McCulloch, 25 years ago was a 5-49 : steel cable for a starter rope with a rotating carburetor. Lost but not forgotten. It was an experience to hear it run and cut that stays with you. The vexation of sharpening a saw for amateurs like me was gadgets. Always thinking I needed more than a file. Nothing beats you down like self doubt. It prevents you from so many experiences. You saying just get in there and get after it is some great advice. Love your channel.
I'm sitting here watching you sharpen that chain, I look behind me and you have not only me watching you have my wife and daughter watching you sharpen a chain too lol. That says a lot about the video right there.
I watch Billy's videos with my wife and daughter too.
Love your knowledge and dig in attitude. Your teaching people the art of having a feel for their work. Feel the file cutting, watch the upper edge of the tooth produce a sliver, watch the gullet. Great work teacher.😎 Thanks, Sid
Beautiful sight to behold seeing those filings flying and seeing that burr wire roll over the top. Great video.
I’ve been using a chainsaw for 20 years for my firewood. It never occurred to me to put the saw in a vise to sharpen the chain. Thanks Billy. Love the videos!😎
Have a look up a stump vice for the field, $10 tool will save you a lot of frustration away from the shop.
Square tubeing slide right into Reese hitch put on a plate and then vise works great
I have to say I spent the 30 something minutes watching this video . after watching multiple videos from others on how to sharpen the chain. I finally got what I needed from your video to make my chain sharp and cut like brand new again. thank you for the time you put in this video. it definitely helped at least one person!
By far, the most educated, mature chainsaw videographer on youtube today. Such knowledge!!!
thats nice to hear , thx
I only ever use the one hand to file. I also preffer to run a saw I sharpened myself. I hate cutting wood with most people because once they see me file they always want me to sharpen/straighten there chains up, usually it takes more than a time or two because they are beat or at weird angles and what not. Thanks for the videos!!!
Great vid Buckin’! Just ordered a 7/32 file and can’t wait to clean up a few chains. Storms rolled through today and I was able to help a few neighbors with downed trees and limbs. Thanks for all the encouraging words!!
THANK YOU! That was amazing Mr. Smith! I've watched many a video, read many an instruction manual, and tried many a time to figure out what you have been referring too ( the boat, get the gullet, the "C", etc.) This showed all of that and then some! I greatly appreciate this good sir. Thank you again!!
I'm an August Hunicke fan and only this year discovered Billy's videos. Watched a few occasionally and not in any particular order. I was looking for info on the Timberline sharpener when I stumbled across this video today. Though old-school in technique, I watched the whole thing and decided to put Billy too on my regular watch list. Excellent camera work, narration, and editing. Very satisfying. PS: Not sure about needing that Timberline anymore (except maybe to use on 1/4" chain). Going to take a look at McCulloch's product lineup too.
Thank you very much for that, finally got it. Has made a huge difference. So satisfied now.
Your collection of macs is about the greatest thing I’ve seen ever
He’s definitely made McCulloch come back in the light lol, tons of Facebook pages of vintage McCulloch chainsaw collectors lol
When he open the doors in the garage, I'm like this is like the scene in Commando....except, u know....not guns
That's what you call an impact statement. It's powerful and he knows it. It's like his church when he opens those doors. There's a memorable movie clip in that type of footage.
There's a different set of doors with the weapons...
Reminded me of boondock saints, but again, not guns.
Lol
Just bought two new files and followed your hand filing technique. Took down the rakers and gave it a test run. Cuts Like a champ. I think my file guide will finally be retired. Thanks for your help. Keep up the great work.
Thank you again. I studied guitar when young. I was blessed to be around very accomplished musicians. The truly great ones rarely had attitudes. They always encouraged learning and “if taking golf lessons.......learn from someone who’d played the PGA”, so as to limit the busy work and the irrelevant. Thank you for sharing your real life experience.
Thanks Buckin! I have learned a lot from your sharpening vids and can actually say I can file my chains and get them to cut great. Thanks!
Billy, Opening those doors to the saws. Vintage old Macs quite impressive! I am learning a lot from you!
Thanks, Steve
How old are those saws? McCullough hasn't made a good saw in years.
Your knowledge and positivity is a breath of fresh air in an upside-down planet. Thanks for sharing brother much love from Alberta
Went from learning how to sharpen an Axe. To sharpening chainsaws. Feel like I got my own teacher who’s happy to teach me everything he knows. So very cool and thanks for passing on these earned lessons. I know I didn’t have a clue. Now I have a little little clue. Lol. Thank you bucking.
Yep, this guy is the real deal. I followed my grandpa and my dad around in the Oregon woods from the late 60s and this is how they filed. I still file this way at a relatively young 60 years.
I tried many times to learn how to do this. Your video is perfect, I finally learned all about it from your video. And I too ended new with a renewed vigor for life! Thanks to you. Thank you Buckin'
awesome Geno thx pal
Arguably the best chain sharpening video on the internet. Thank you Buckin'
Just picked up a Power Mac 145 yesterday, came back to this video to brush up on my sharpening skills so I can get that little old saw back to work around the yard. Thanks for another great video, as always Buckin! 😊
Never can get enough advice on chain sharpening! Ty for your time👍
Holy smokes on the chain saw stash!!!!
I’ve never been more excited now to file my saw than I am now! Your voice will be in my head the whole time
let us now how she cut
Dude knows his shit, but I’m subbing for the great attitude to life in general.
I lent one of my saws to my brother,it had a brand new out of the box chain,when I got it back every edge was rolled like that.This method got it back to where it should be!
Billy thank you for teaching me how to file a saw chain .I finally got it, this video did it for me .I will get much better now with the tips thank you .
Truly an amazing video. The dig and then let off (Something that I had guessed at before) was exactly what I needed to take my sharpening to the next level. Thank you so much Buckin'. If your videos have helped anyone it is I. Lots of love friend.
I’m new here, needed some help hand filing my old chainsaw and now it cuts like a dream! This guy is the real Mac of the chainsaw world! Keep up the good work!
Thank you Buckin’! Your videos take the mystery out of the regular instructional lectures. Simple, easy to feel methods and my chain has never been sharper!
pretty sharp aah
Billy u have more chain saws than Carter has pills.
Your the pro so I follow your advice and your always right on.
Thank god for you.
What a quality video!
I've been watching for a few months now and really enjoy all your videos but this one really drilled down on the "edutainment".
Great job Buckin!
I'm embarrassed to say I just bought my first chainsaw at age 45, I'm finally a real Canadian.
But seriously. Billy I'm glad I came across this info, super helpful.
I'm 47 ...have called myself sharpening a saw.....i was rong.....thank you for the video.....when I seen your building full of saws I new you were the man.....i watch ur videos all the time love your personality and thank you for showing how to do it right
Great info on hand filing. Keep 'em coming. Certified STIHL tech, I prefer my grinder. But to each his own. 😁
Yes I agree and a good filer knows just the right time to take it out. It's all in the eyesight and experience.
Finally, chain sharpening from someone who makes it happen without all the un-necessary gismos, but with great camera angles, close-ups, and without annoying background music.
The Tao of Chinsaw sharpenning. 20 minutes in and I haven't felt this relaxed in 20 years. Thanks friend.
I dont even understand why people try to find faster ways to sharpen theyr chains for example: rotary tools , that freakin tool where u attach it to the tip of the blade ( i dont even know its name , its disaster! ) , electric chainsaw grinder, and so on. I always get back to this video to refresh my memory. I don't understand why people run away from hand filing the chain when its really good and easy with proper technique and ofc practice , ive practiced on old chains watching this videos from exact this guy and now i wouldn’t change a hand file for even the best tool in the world! I get
goosebumbs when watching his videos regarding sharpening the chain. Cheers!
I was watching thinking, he's not doing "the boat" anymore... and then there it was. :)
I love these videos. Buckin's motivational speaking for people who don't wear suits.
Looks like you’ve gone through a few gallons of bar oil.😎
Dwight2x yeah Dwight them orange cans? I was wondering what they were 👍
My first season sharpen chain. Getting better. Technique coming along using file. Watching alot of your videos. I understand how to sharpen chain. I need to improve at keeping my angles right. Getting better chain lasting longer than full tank of gas. I have watched a lot of youtube videos. Understand your videos most how to sharpen chains still learning. Great cheers.
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I was cutting a post out of the ground. I dug out around the post with a shovel. As the chain touched the treated post I thought myself, "If I touch that Mississippi red dirt clay sand crap, my chain is screwed." As the saw was cutting the 4x4 post it touched the red dirt the saw stopped cutting the wood. It was instantly dulled.
Thanks for the saw sharpening advice.
I feel like factory/consumer instruction say to sharpen on an angle & with the smaller file, so you lose your gullet after a sharpen or two. That means you gotta buy another chain...😏👌 Sly buggers! When you explained the gullet over time, it changed my filing for the better & it all made a bit more sense. I appreciate you for that....so THANK YOU👋😂
Hope 2020 treats you & yours right!
STAY SAFE
You can get it back. Just never use a electric sharpened. It goes straight down and gets to hot to. And losses the gusset 👍
Excellent Billy, I feel like I learned something! Gonna give hand filing another strong effort. I’ve never been good at it. Thank you!!!
Hey Billy lm 74 yrs old still love watching you get the most out of the tent God has given you it's been quite a few years now boy it's been a great journey since day one.All your how to videos simple easy to understand gives even the layman an extra edge .like all those experiments with the mufflers love what your doing all around.Got any tubers watching yet .LOL. Growth is good .Its your Barometer buddy ttys Cliff
I just get a kick out of watching you get excited about filing a chainsaw, it’s contagious my friend. I have learned something. Be kind, and don’t take to heart the nah sayers. Peace. Love.
Hey Buchan it’s Will I’m happy that you’re doing this video I am just getting into cutting and splitting wood and I was wondering how to sharpen my saw all right I’m very happy that you made this video keep it up happy new year and god bless
I love when you do hand filing videos. I pick up a little more each time.
I’ve been watching your videos for years and I need to say Thank You! Never thought I could sharpen a chain better than a Stihl chain fresh out of the box…I was WRONG! I purchased files for my various chains and I’m impressing myself with how all the saws cut. So thanks again for sharing your knowledge.
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Best practical lesson on YT in a long time. Thanks Billy !
I smile like a kid everytime buchin opens them saw shed doors
me too friend
@@BuckinBillyRaySmith I would like to see a video of just the saw shed with a little story on each saw.
@@mikemckenna9693 that would be cool.
@@jesusisking8502 Jesus is King!
I love the name!
When the shed doors open the sun rays come forth, the harp begins to play and the angel chorus begins to sing.
Thank you for your videos. I am a 68 year old lady and I appreciate your compassion and also that you don't just address guys. I have a little 14 inch battery chainsaw that I need to sharpen and now I am ready to do this. Thanks again friend!
Been cutting for 45 years,and I see your video's and they give me strength. We never know it all coz eveeytree has mind of it's own love your videos.
Most helpful sharpening video I've seen yet. New to this and it all clicked for me, finally. Thanks!
Best chainsaw filing video on UA-cam by far!! I love how you break it down to make sense for us beginners. Thanks for posting this
By watching you on the latest season of Ax Men you taught me 4 things about cutting trees that I had never done before. So I took it upon myself to try them out. I Chop cutted a tree like you guys did. Then I climbed a tree with my chainsaw on a rope and cut the top out of it and went down 3 to 4 feet at a time. As I would cut the tree off I would push it away with my other hand. I was like wow both of those 2 things I seen you all do really work. The other 2 things using the 7/32nds file on my big Stihl chainsaw and a 3/16th file on my little Echo and little Stihl chainsaws. I also throw a weighted rope around trees I need to pull towards a certain way to miss a building etc. I always cut by myself and you guys really helped me overcome the fear of using a chainsaw......THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH!!!!!
Wish i would have never let my McCullough go. But I just learned what I've been doing wrong. My chains allways cut ok, but it seemed they were working too hard. Thks Ray, you're the CHAIN WHISPERER !
Thank you for the education. I’m 67 years young and you proved that you are never too old to learn.
nice
The BEST hand filing video on youtube. 🌲🌳🌿🌳🌲
The 'Viking Tree Service' one os pretty good.
Listen, friends... i wish this guy was my neighbor.
This video was so very helpful. I am a journeyman carpenter and love to work wood but really had no idea how to file a chainsaw fast and correctly. The rake gauge is next level. Thank you so very much. You attitude and mannerism is pure gold. Harrison Arkansas. I love to cut wood too.
Just watched this video last night and wanted to test it at work, our vice doesn’t sit quite level on the front of the bucket truck. I scotched the saw up with a chunk of wood to get it level and used this technique and let me tell ya, SHE CUTS EH? Thanks a whole lot, just saved buying a lot of chains!
GREAT
*“Why are ya draggin’ yer file back! Haha, no I ain’t!”* 😆. I loved that laugh!
You’re having a lot of fun in the video I can tell ☺️
*”Look at it. Freaking sharpolios!”*
In all seriousness: you are indeed very skilled at this, and made it much simpler than I ever thought it to be! I’ve done the double angle and it’s very challenging. I dreaded sharpening it because I couldn’t get it sharp, in spite of a sharpening guide!
Now I’m excited! 🙂
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Love this guy's passion for his topic. 😁😁😁
Great video Billy. I tried to sharpen my chain and just got dust, not chips. A huge limb fell down this week and you’re helping a novice out. Thanks again!!!
Rakers were probably not taken down
Have watched your video 50 times and still working at trying to sharpen my chain right. Great info and a great guy. Enjoy your videos.
it will come friend .. thx
Awesomeness!! Thanks buckin, really help with my filing. My grandpa and father tought me back 30 years ago (14 years old) how to file. I have gotten away from the timber years ago and now getting back to it again. There's no better feeling and peace it brings to me, hope it does the same for my boy.. Really needed this refresher course lol. Keep those videos rolling and God bless my friend!
I drag and tickle my file too...and the amount of strokes doesn’t matter get the tooth sharp good video 👍
Caleb Thacker I guess she wasn’t in the mood...lol
It’s like having Rowdy Roddy Piper as your shop instructor. Love the enthusiasm and the knowledge. Can’t wait to keep learning from this guy. Thanks!
I got rid of my guides and followed this method. My saws have never cut better. Thank You Buckin'.
I think I enjoyed this more than being taught how to shave and tie my shoes.
It's true. When I sharpen my chain the way Buckin' teaches, my powersaw cuts faster, easier, better. If I keep practicing, maybe I'll start to get it every time.
Me too , been doing that for years and years. No problem with anything if you touch file any other place because you don't have any pressure at all.
Antonio Arellano Exactly! That's what all the nay sayers are missing. He's using the "tickle" of the back stroke to set up his next power stroke. He's NOT trying to cut on the back stroke. The back stroke is keeping him aligned. While he's filing, he's on autopilot, guided by his ears. Takes a while filing chains with damage, but all of a sudden, you're "in the groove" while filing. Your fingers and ears tell you there's a problem long before you see it.
I just wish he'd shared more of his knowledge about raker height vs tooth angle. Your teeth can be dead sharp, but if your rakers are wrong, the chain cuts lousy.
Your content is awesome! It has me calling everyone friend. And my sharpening has improved greatly! Thanks friend
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This was the best chainsaw sharpening video. Slow motion was great. Some people have gift for teaching. Thx